Vasectomy is a simple, safe operation that involves blocking the tubes through which sperm pass into the semen. The procedure is designed to make a man permanently sterile, or unable to father a child.
Experts at the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute are experienced in the percutaneous no-scalpel vasectomy. Typically, patients who use this method experience less discomfort, fewer complications, a quicker recovery and no skin stitches or sutures are needed.
What is a Vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a simple, safe operation that involves blocking the tubes through which sperm pass into the semen. The procedure is designed to make a man permanently sterile, or unable to father a child.
A total of about 50 million men have had a vasectomy—a number that corresponds to roughly 5 percent of all married couples of reproductive age. The percutaneous no-scalpel vasectomy is an improvement on a traditional vasectomy.
An advanced technique to anesthetize the scrotum is used, and patients experience less discomfort, fewer complications and a quicker recovery. What’s more, no skin stitches or sutures are needed.
