II. Management: General
- Clinic Follow-up
- Postoperative Care Handout describing below
- Call patient to check on status on day 1 or 2 post-op
- Analgesics
-
Contraception
- Continue reliable Contraception until semenanalysis confirms sterility
III. Management: Postoperative Activity
- Off Work for 1-3 days
- Limited activity for 2 weeks
IV. Indications: Call office
- Pain not relieved with Analgesics given
- Scrotal Swelling beyond expected
- Persistant scrotal Bruising beyond 2 weeks
- Stitches still present beyond 2 weeks after procedure
- Signs of scrotal infection
- Redness
- Swelling
- Tenderness
- Fever
- Pustular discharge from incision site
V. Labs: Post-Vasectomy Semen Analysis
- Findings with successful Vasectomy
- Median time to loss of Sperm Motility: 3 weeks
- Median time to azoospermia: 10 weeks
- Rare non-motile sperm after 12 weeks
- Precautions
- Non-compliance with post-vasectomy Semen Analysis is common (up to 19% fail to return with sample)
- Sample timing
- Obtain first sample at 3 months and at least 20 ejaculations after Vasectomy
- Some recommend sample be obtained after 2-7 days of abstinence to increase Test Sensitivity
- Bring sample to lab within 1 hour of ejaculation (keep sample close to Body Temperature)
- Centrifuged sample should be examined within 2 hours of ejaculation
- Persistent non-motile sperm on initial 3 month sample
- Repeat Semen Analysis monthly until
- No sperm on at least one sample OR
- Less than 100,000/ml non-motile sperm on 2 consecutive samples at 7 or more months since Vasectomy
- Repeat Semen Analysis monthly until
- Persistent motile sperm on initial 3 month sample
- Suspect failed Vasectomy
- Confirm motile sperm present on repeat Semen Analysis in one month
- Repeat Vasectomy if motile sperm confirmed on second sample