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If You Just Had a Vasectomy... You Need to Know THIS Before Having Sex · Vasectomy Clinics Of Chicago with Dr George Tsoutsias

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  SPEAKER_00: If you just had a vasectomy, you need to know this before having sex.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the first questions men ask after a vasectomy is when can I have sex again?
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  SPEAKER_00: And for most of our patients, the answer is sooner than they expect.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's something really important you need to understand before you do, because there are actually two different green lights after a vasectomy.
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  SPEAKER_00: One tells you when your body has recovered enough to have sex again.
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  SPEAKER_00: The other tells you when you can have sex without worrying about causing a pregnancy.
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  SPEAKER_00: And those are not the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And confusing them is one of the biggest mistakes a man can make after a vasectomy.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're at vasectomy clinics in Chicago, and after more than 30,000 vasectomies, this is something we make sure every patient understands before he leaves our office.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's start with the question everyone wants answered first.
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  SPEAKER_00: When can you have sex again?
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  SPEAKER_00: For most of our patients, full activity, including sex, can resume in about five to seven days.
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  SPEAKER_00: That doesn't mean you should circle day five on the calendar and decide you're ready no matter how you feel.
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  SPEAKER_00: You still had a surgical procedure and the area needs time to settle down.
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  SPEAKER_00: During those first several days, we want you to follow your recovery instructions, wear supportive underwear, and avoid the kind of activity that can irritate the area while it's healing.
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  SPEAKER_00: But by five to seven days, most men are feeling well enough to resume normal activity, and that includes sex.
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  SPEAKER_00: But use some common sense.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're still sore, swollen, or uncomfortable, give yourself more time.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's no prize for being the first guy back.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there's something else we want men to understand about those first few times after a vasectomy.
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  SPEAKER_00: A vasectomy does not stop you from having an erection.
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  SPEAKER_00: It does not lower your testosterone, and it does not remove your ability to orgasm.
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  SPEAKER_00: You will still ejaculate.
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  SPEAKER_00: The last one surprises some men because they assume that if sperm can no longer travel through the vas deferents, nothing is going to come out when they ejaculate.
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  SPEAKER_00: But sperm actually makes up only a very small portion of the CMN.
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  SPEAKER_00: The vast majority of the fluid you see during ejaculation comes from other glands that the vasectomy does not affect at all.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once you've healed, sex should look and function much the same way it did before.
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, some of our patients eventually tell us their sex life is better because the fear of unintended pregnancy is finally gone.
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  SPEAKER_00: But notice I said eventually.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because five to seven days after your procedure, you may be physically ready for sex, but you're still fertile.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is the part men cannot afford to misunderstand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Being healed does not mean you're sterile.
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  SPEAKER_00: The vasectomy creates a blockage, so new sperm can no longer travel through the vasteference into the semen.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there can still be sperm remaining in the reproductive tract after the procedure is over.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those sperm do not disappear the moment the physician finishes the vasectomy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your body needs time to clear them.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you can feel completely normal, be back at work, and be physically ready for sex, but you're still fertile.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can still get your partner pregnant.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why we tell our patients very clearly, keep using contraception until we've confirmed that you're sterile.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feeling recovered does not clear you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Waiting a certain number of days does not clear you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And simply having a certain number of ejaculations does not clear you either.
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  SPEAKER_00: The only way we know the sperm is gone is by testing your semen.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have patients fly in to come see us from all over the United States and many other countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're considering a vasectomy, schedule a consultation with us.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll examine you, answer your questions, and walk you through exactly what to expect before, during, and after the procedure, including when you can get back to sex, exercise, work, and everything else you actually care about.
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  SPEAKER_00: We answer a new vasectomy question here every week.
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  SPEAKER_00: So now let's talk about the second green light, because this is the one that actually tells you when the vasectomy has done what you wanted it to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do you know when you're actually sterile?
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  SPEAKER_00: You need a post-vasectomy semen analysis.
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  SPEAKER_00: That test looks at a sample of your semen to see whether sperm are still present.
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  SPEAKER_00: In our practice, we don't consider the vasectomy complete just because the procedure went well and you feel fine afterwards.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our standard is to only give you the all clear once sterility has been confirmed with semen testing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And until you get that all clear, you continue using another form of birth control every time you have sex.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is where some men get into trouble because the timeline feels backwards.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be able to resume sex within about a week.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the semen analysis comes later because your body needs time to clear the sperm that were already there.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the question is no longer, can I have sex?
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  SPEAKER_00: The question becomes, can I have sex without contraception yet?
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  SPEAKER_00: And until your semen testing says yes, the answer is no.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't use how you feel as the test.
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  SPEAKER_00: This mistake makes sense when you think about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: A man feels sore for a few days, the soreness improves, he goes back to work, he starts exercising again, everything feels normal.
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  SPEAKER_00: So psychologically, the vasectomy feels finished, but there is no sensation that tells you sperm are still present.
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  SPEAKER_00: You cannot feel them clearing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your ejaculation doesn't suddenly look different when they're gone.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is no physical sign that tells you, okay, now you're sterile.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why semen testing matters.
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  SPEAKER_00: It gives us information that your symptoms can't.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is also why we do not tell patients they're guaranteed to be sterile after a certain number of ejaculations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Different men clear sperm at different rates.
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  SPEAKER_00: We test instead of guess.
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  SPEAKER_00: What if your first test still shows sperm?
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't immediately assume the vasectomy failed.
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  SPEAKER_00: If a sperm sample is checked before all the remaining sperm have cleared, sperm may still show up.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's exactly why we give you instructions about when to test and why we may need another sample before we give you the all-clear.
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  SPEAKER_00: The important thing is to follow the testing schedule we give you and keep using contraception until we tell you sterility has been confirmed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The procedure may have worked perfectly and your recovery may have been easy, but if you stop contraception before testing confirmed sterility, you can still cause that pregnancy you got the vasectomy to prevent in the first place.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that brings us back to the two green lights.
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  SPEAKER_00: The first green light is about healing.
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  SPEAKER_00: For most of our patients, full activity, including sex, resumes in about five to seven days, assuming you're feeling comfortable and your recovery is going normally.
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  SPEAKER_00: The second green light is about pregnancy prevention.
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  SPEAKER_00: That comes only after your post-vasectomy semen testing confirms your sterility.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, yes, you can have sex again before you reach that second green light.
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  SPEAKER_00: You just need to know to continue using contraception while you do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once the testing confirms that there are no sperm present and you've been given the all-clear, that's when the vasectomy has reached the finish line.
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  SPEAKER_00: And for a lot of couples, that is the moment they were really waiting for.
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  SPEAKER_00: The surgery is over in less than half an hour.
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  SPEAKER_00: The soreness usually settles really quick.
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  SPEAKER_00: But confirmed sterility is what finally removes the pregnancy question from the bedroom.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're considering a vasectomy, schedule a consultation with our team.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll answer your questions, examine you, and make sure you understand the entire process, including what happens after you leave the procedure room.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you haven't had your vasectomy yet, and your next question is how to make the recovery as fast and easy as possible, watch this video next.
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  SPEAKER_00: We cover the three things that can make the biggest difference in how your recovery goes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we'll see you there.