We are able to offer our vasectomy service at a lower price than the private hospitals because we are a smaller, leaner operation, with fewer overheads and no obligation to pay multiple layers of managers as well as the shareholders.
The standard of our surgery, the equipment we use, and the premises we work from are all top-class.
We ask for full payment (£100) for your counselling appointment, made online at the time of booking.
We also ask for payment for your procedure in advance. A deposit of £150 is payable to reserve a slot on the operating list, with the balance payable at least a week in advance. If the balance is not paid by this time, your procedure will be cancelled.
The whole operation is done through one tiny hole in the skin of the scrotum.
The vas deferens is the tube that carries the sperm from the testicles into the body. During the procedure, a section of the vas is cut out from both sides, and the cut ends are sealed up with heat, and then a surgical tie. Finally, the cut ends are buried away from each other to further reduce the risk of them ever rejoining. This technique is called fascial interposition.
You will not be in pain during the procedure. We aim for it to be entirely pain-free, and will top-up the local anaesthetic during the procedure if there is the slightest sign that you are feeling anything.
The vast majority of men are comfortable and relaxed enough during the procedure that they are happy to keep chatting to our nurses and surgeon.
Your semen sample should be submitted no sooner than 12 weeks after your procedure. If it is received before this time, the result will not be valid and will need to be repeated for which there will be an additional charge.
There is no upper time limit to when the sample can be submitted, but you should continue to use contraception until you have a clear result.
First of all, at least 12 weeks and 30 ejaculations need to have passed since your vasectomy.
You then need to abstain from ejaculating for at least two days before you produce your semen sample, but that period of abstinence must be no longer than 7 days.
There are two types of failure: early and late failure.
Early failure is when the tubes reconnect soon after the procedure, and is always detected by the post-vasectomy semen sample. The chance of this is less than 1% (0.5%).
Late failure is very rate, the chance is less than 0.05%
Possibly not, dependent on your circumstances. There is a higher chance of decisional regret for men under 25, even if they have had children.
Please book a consultation if you wish to discuss your individual circumstances.
