Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Outcomes
Male Fertility & Men's Health
Vasectomies
Cleveland Clinic's Center for Male Fertility specializes in assisting men with fertility concerns. About 50 million men — or roughly 5 percent of all married men of reproductive age — have had a vasectomy.
A vasectomy is a procedure to cut and block the tubes, called the vas deferens, through which sperm pass on the way to mix with a man’s semen. A vasectomy makes a man permanently sterile (unable to father a child). It is a simple, safe, quick, and highly effective procedure, done with local anesthesia in an outpatient surgery center or physician's office.
Vasectomy Volumes
2019-2023
Cleveland Clinic urologists perform the most vasectomies in Northeast Ohio. The number of procedures has steadily increased since 2019 from 1471 to 2483 in 2023. This rise has been partly due to improved access for patients and marketing efforts to keep them informed of their reproductive options.
Like many health centers across the country, Cleveland Clinic's Center for male fertility saw a significant increase in vasectomy interest after the reversal of federal protections for abortion rights in June 2022.
