Vasectomy: contraception is also a matter for men!
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There is a poorly understood and uncommon form of male contraception when a man knows he does not want to have any more children: vasectomy. A very simple surgical procedure but considered definitive.
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Vasectomy: a brief reminder of male fertility
Everything happens in the testicles: the production of spermatozoa is carried out under the “regulation” of the brain by a hormone. It is continuous in 72 days, with complete maturation in the epididymis where they acquire their final structure and mobility. This process needs a bit of “cooling”, which is why the testicles are outside the body, in the scholarships: they thus remain at 35° and not at 37°.
When the spermatozoa are ready, they will be able to pass through the vas deferens to the seminal vesicle where the liquid produced by the prostate also arrives. Then, the assembly comes out through the urethra at the time of ejaculation. Thus, putting on a condom prevents the passage of sperm into the woman's vagina, but there are other means of contraception, including a surgical method: vasectomy .
What is a vasectomy?
A vasectomy therefore involves cutting the vas deferens over a few millimetres. Thus, the sperm route is somehow closed and they can no longer be ejaculated into the seminal fluid. Fertilization is therefore no longer possible. A simple procedure. It is a simple intervention but the law provides for a reflection period of four months after the decision has been taken, this sterilization being considered final, even if the reverse operation exists. It is indeed possible to make the channels again patent vas, but the success rate is quite low. We only get 50% of pregnancies a posteriori. It is therefore better to be sure of yourself before undertaking this operation. Be careful, the vasectomy is not effective immediately but after 8 to 16 weeks, or 20 ejaculations according to the High Health Authority. After the intervention, the spermatozoa can no longer come out but do not accumulate. in the genital tract. They only stay there for a few days, because like all cells, they have a limited lifespan. They die and are absorbed by other cells: macrophages. This is also what happens when you do not ejaculate for a long time.
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