Say the word “vasectomy” in a room full of men and watch what happens. Someone winces. Someone crosses their legs. Someone makes a joke about a scalpel. Here’s the thing: the version of the procedure living rent-free in your head is outdated by about three decades. No scalpel. No needle. No stitches. Local anesthesia, and you’re…
For many men, deciding to get a vasectomy isn’t the hardest part. It’s imagining the procedure. Questions like… Will it hurt? How long does it take? What’s recovery really like? What exactly happens during a no-needle, no-scalpel vasectomy? …are completely normal. At Maze Men’s Health, we understand that uncertainty often creates the most anxiety. That’s…
Considering this procedure? Then you’re in very good company. In fact, it’s becoming more and more commonplace, particularly here in the United States. While it can bring to mind words such as impossibly painful and very permanent, these are old school characterizations. Urologist Justin K. Houman of Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles gets it. “Because…