Toni Belfield, former director of the FPA (formerly the Family Planning Association), suggests some of the questions that you might want to discuss with your surgeon.
Will a vasectomy affect my sex life?
Many men worry about this procedure changing their sex life, but extensive research over many years has found that a vasectomy has no effect on sex drive or the enjoyment of sex. It will also have no effect on your erections or your ability to ejaculate.
Physically, what difference will it make?
The only difference is that sperm, which will still be made in the testes, will be unable to reach its destination because the tube has been cut. The sperm are reabsorbed by your body with no ill effects – the same as they would be if you didn’t have sex or ejaculate for a long time.
Can I still ejaculate when I orgasm?
In terms of volume, sperm makes up only a small fraction of semen, so you will not notice a decrease in the amount of semen you ejaculate.
