Pain after a vasectomy.

Every patient who has a vasectomy at ZdrOva can count on post-procedure care. If you have any doubts or complaints, we give advice by phone (direct contact with the doctor) and, in justified cases, we invite you to the practice. We are available and we see patients at fixed locations – in Warsaw and in Katowice.

The OEFI method (Open Ended Fascial Interposition) is characterised by very high effectiveness, measured by the rate of procedures needing correction after the first semen analysis. It is 0-0.5%. At the ZdrOva clinic this rate is below 0.06%. The high effectiveness is due to the way the segment of the vas deferens leading to the penis is closed.

A patient who has a vasectomy at ZdrOva is guaranteed that if the blockage fails, the procedure will be repeated free of charge.

Can an accidental pregnancy occur after a successful vasectomy? Yes. Counting all methods (even the old, far less effective ones), it happens with a frequency of about 1 in 1,900 cases. For the OEFI method, which is only now becoming widespread, no statistical data can be found despite several hundred thousand procedures performed. The rate is certainly much lower.

Open ended – less pain after a vasectomy

The OEFI method also has a much lower rate of pain-related complications. This is because the open end of the vas deferens leading from the testicle allows the continuously produced sperm to be released freely outside the sheath of the spermatic cord. That is why, with this method, the risk of chronic pain is very rare.

As an aside, it is worth mentioning that the most common causes of chronic testicular pain are past infectious diseases (often venereal) and mechanical injury to the testicles – vasectomy ranks third as a cause of chronic pain.

Why is the OEFI method still relatively rarely used in Europe? Because it is quite difficult, due to the dense vascularisation of the spermatic cord. It therefore requires great care and practical training by experienced trainers.

What if there is pain after a vasectomy?

In our own case material there has not been a single case of chronic pain so far. Should one occur, however, the patient can count on our help, diagnostics, treatment or referral to appropriate specialist centres, should that be needed.