Originally Posted by Lilmrp117 (Post 14709985)

Research suggests link between vasectomies and dementia. https://www.northwestern.edu/newscen...vasectomy.html

It's probably just a risk factor and not causative but i would never mess around with that. Semen mixing with blood in your body and making your body think there is some foreign material invading your body just doesn't seem right. Instead, get your wife an ovulation monitor and avoid sex during fertile days or use condom. This method can be just as effective as the pill if done right although not as convenient as vasectomy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017256/

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 14710017)

Those are incredibly small samples sizes. Need to see a much larger study that is better controlled.

Also would like to see age and procedure based filters of the data set, as well as details on adherence to guidelines before and after the procedure.

More modern vasectomy practices - which involve cutting, then cauterizing, and finally tying each end would likely reduce the hypothesized cause/connection.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 14709935)

So yesterday wasn’t bad. The meds had be pretty wiped out but didn’t have much pain. So far tosay not to bad. Wearing some compression shorts so they’re pretty tight.

They don’t even have to do traditional injections in your bean bag anymore. It’s like a little air compression gun, feels like a little sting or like getting hit in the sack with a rubber band.

Ice and football for today

Originally Posted by Chief Pote (Post 14709979)

Follow the doctors orders, do not deviate. Wear that jockstrap. I went to work the next day without wearing the jockstrap, it felt like two midgets were hanging from my nuts all day. Worse day of my life.

Originally Posted by JakeT (Post 14710047)

Sorry this is late, but my advice for the next guy would be if they ask if a med student can sit in --- say NO! Mine was a smoking hot 23 year old chick. Talk about adding insult to injury.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 14710021)

I don’t think they cauterize anymore or atleast they didn’t on me. Maybe they did I never smelt it tho

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 14709259)

The Valium is awesome

Not much pain

Not dead

Originally Posted by Spott (Post 14709992)

So you can either be old and have dementia, or you can be an old man raising a bunch of kids which will lead to insanity and probably dementia.

Originally Posted by seclark (Post 14710240)

I know a surgeon that did it to himself.
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Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 14711788)

I grew up down the road from a lady-vet that gave her husband a home V...and didn't use clean enough tools and there were....complications.