Get Your Vasectomy Done Right

Vasectomy

Also called The snip, No-scalpel vasectomy, Male sterilization

3 min plan38 min with every studyUpdated Sep 28, 2026

Who it's forA man aged 18 to 45 who is done having children, or wants none, and wants permanent contraception.

When to see a doctor

911 or go to the ER: sudden, severe testicle pain. The same for testicle pain with vomiting or belly pain, or lasting over an hour at rest.
911: faint, pale and clammy with a racing, weak pulse, which can be heavy bleeding. Or a fever with fast breathing, confusion or blotchy skin, which can be sepsis.
The same day, urgent care or your clinic: pain and swelling that suddenly get worse, or show no sign of settling after a few days.
Urgent care or your clinic today: a high temperature, blood, pus or fluid leaking from the wound, or a lump in the scrotum that keeps getting bigger.
Before booking, tell the surgeon about blood thinners, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen or vitamin E, any bleeding problem, diabetes or heart disease.
A urologist: an ache in the testicles that lasts 3 months or more, moving sperm on the semen test, or a pregnancy at any point after the all-clear.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Every dose on this page is the one a trial or a label used, quoted from it. It is not a prescription. Talk to a physician who has your history before any medicine or procedure. After a vasectomy, swelling that keeps growing, pus, a fever or sudden severe pain: see a doctor.