Has Anyone Gotten a Planned Parenthood Vasectomy?

I’m considering one because my finance has responded negatively (health wise) to every type of female birth control, and she would get her tubes tied except that it’s at least 5 times more expensive for her option. We’re both anti-kids (I’m 25, she’s 26), and not terribly comfortable with condoms and rhythm method alone. I’d like to keep having sex with her, personally. Planned Parenthood is the best option due to the cost (neither of our insurance will cover it as it is elective) and the fact that we’re both looking for work at the moment after graduating grad school. Has anyone ever had a vasectomy at one of their clinics? I’m guessing that it won’t use the more recent methods, but I don’t know much else.

hmm, I have had a vasectomy, but not through Planned Parenthood.

I would council you to think twice about having a permanent form of birth control at such a young age, especially when you do not have kids yet.

I understand that you are currently anti-kids. But, opinions and attitudes can change over time and you still have many years before you would be out of the child bearing years as a couple.

Before you make the move, talk to older couples who have never had kids, and have stayed content in their marriage. Talk to some that are in theirs 40’s and then talk to some in their 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s.

You may not like the truth, but, in your 20’s you are still in a very selfish and blind phase of life.

Before you jump off a cliff that you can not return from just make sure you have looked at what is at the bottom and not just what is at the top.

Now, regarding vasectomies, I am glad I have mine (I didn’t get it till I was older and done having kids). It didn’t really hurt to get. The procedure used on me was one of the older procedures. I got to watch the whole thing because they just use a little local. They cauterized the cut ends of the tubes and then clamped them also. I can feel the clamps in my sack. They are small and not noticable but they are there if one knows what they are feeling for. Your package is sore for a couple of days but that is about all. There are 2 small scars on my scrotum from the cuts but they also are hard to find.

You have to go back in a couple times to give sperm samples, until your sample is negative for any live sperm.

We’ve talked about it and we said that if we ever changed our minds we would adopt, because there are a lot of kids out there that need a home. She has no desire to give birth in any case, and would have her whole works out tomorrow if it wasn’t for the cost involved.

A vasectomy is far better than anything the woman can do, of have done to her. The only downside to a vasectomy is the finality of it. Any form of birth control pill that the women take often causes more havoc physically/emotionally than the doctors want you to realize. It is not the doctors body so they don’t seem to care, but, that is a common medical attitude.

Yes, adoption is always a solution later, and adoptive parents are always needed.

Well, I’m going in on Thursday. I’m scared shitless. Not because I’m worried about the long term ramifications, but I am terrified of needles and surgical things in general, so the idea of someone cutting into my sack while I’m awake is pretty horrifying.

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!

I scheduled the procedure for the day before we move out of our apartment (we were supposed to have two days but that’s not that much of a difference) without realizing how serious the “do not strain or lift heavy objects for two days” recommendation is due to complications from rupturing stiches. As it stands I have to lift my shit out of the apartment in 1 week and there is no way around it, which means that I’ll have to reschedule. FUCK!!!

Disregard the above. I pulled some strings to get a couple of guys to replace me lifting stuff. I didn’t think I’d be able to find anyone. As of right now I am sitting in bed with an ice pack on my balls. The doc was a total pro. He was so cool about talking and keeping me calm that i didn’t realize that he had started cutting stuff (I was numb) until he was already halfway done with one side. 3 months to go…or 20 ejaculations supposedly. If that were completely true, I could probably rub out all of my swimmers in a week, tops. I can do more than three in a day, but at that point I start getting “dry” orgasms so it probably doesn’t count.

That seems like a long time. Are they going to do a microscope verification? I think mine were at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, at which point I was declared sterile (hate that word).

The thing to bear in mind is that you may not feel like 100% of your old self until maybe 6 months. I mean, for me everything “worked” fine, but before the procedure I was just much better at edging it during intercourse to give my wife multiples, and that level of control didn’t really come back for 6 months. Before that, I was just probably distracted by a tiny dull ache in my scrotum.

I hope you do adopt.

Regards,
-Ron

I’m not sure of the exact method, I just know that I bring them a sample and they check to see if the count is zero. I’ve heard 6 weeks to 3 months from different places/doctors so I guess its a matter of how optimistic you are and whether you assume a guy is getting it on/jerking at least daily.

Day 3 went well, and mind you I’ve been pretty active. The only day I had to sit around was the evening after I had it done. I’ve even indulged in some lifting during the move, although my balls couldn’t take much of that yesterday. Even when I have been lifting boxes I’ve maintained a rule to not lift anything that requires a deep squat to lift properly so as not to tear anything. I’m still wearing a jockstrap but I think that tomorrow might be the last day. I’ve steadily improved every day, but I’ve also been walking a lot and on occasion I’ll get a shot of pain up my balls that feels like a ball tap. I try to ice when I can and I think it helps.

Since the first day, I’ve had almost no bruising on the right side except for right around the stitches, and a giant black area around the lower base of the left side of the shaft and left ball. It’s lightened to a dark purple since then and shrunk a little.

Also, my balls have been “high and tight” so to speak since the operation, probably due to swelling. I’m assuming they eventually go back to their normal hang?

Hope it works out well for you.

9 days in and at least 90% of the pain is gone. It still hurts a bit around the incisions and inside (probably where things were cut). The bruising is still pretty bad but it’s clearing up. At this point it’s more surface level, and my left nut isn’t black anymore. Also, “systems” are in working order, and I’ve already jerked it four times since the operation, although the first couple (the first was on day 3) were pretty careful affairs. 16 to go!

Well that’s good.

21 days in. The right side is healed completely (I don’t think I can tell where the incision was made), and the left is almost there. There are a couple of new spots on the inside of my sack that are still a bit sensitive. They are also hard to the touch, so I’m guessing that they’re the clips. All in all about four days worth of discomfort, plus the brief pain during the operation.

Just over 5 weeks (38 days) since the operation. All systems are back to normal.

Now, I have a question: everything I read says that most physicians recommend 2-3 months to have the sperm count checked because the real determinant of sterility is 20 ejaculations to clear all sperm from the system after the procedure. It took me about a month to get there. Is there just this assumption that if you’re over a certain age you won’t be having sex or masturbating regularly? Even on a slow month (the past one being an example) I’ll probably hit 20 ejaculations within 30 days, but I’m also 25.

Shit, I can’t believe those fuckers sterilized you at such a young age. Hope this girl is worth it.