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  • #102
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    You have to ask yourself where the "but" is coming from really. Are you unsure if you want to have more kids? If you had it done, under what circumstances would you want it reversed?

    It's a permanent thing, so like a tattoo or any other permanent modification you obviously need to give it proper consideration and until it's done you will always be apprehensive about whether it's the right move.

    You're probably best off trying to disconnect from it emotionally - only weigh up the logic pros and cons and don't let your fears have any input.

    I'm pretty sure when myself and the mrs are done reproducing and we've had a few months to make tripley sure that we are, then I'll go get this done.


  • #103
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    seamus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure when myself and the mrs are done reproducing and we've had a few months to make tripley sure that we are, then I'll go get this done.

    That's all good advice thanks, however, beware that if your missus is anything like mine then all it takes for the itch to come back is a newborn, a toddler in a nappy waddling past in the street, the smell of baby puke, a tiny little babygrow, baby shoes, baby socks, the list is endless.

    I like the idea of a reversible procedure though I must say, definitely something to look into. While we were discussing the idea the subject of me remarrying (for whatever reason) came up (missus actually brought it up, wonders what she's at) and deciding I wanted more kids which I guess could be a (remote) possibility.

    It's hard to leave out the emotion, cause er....well....me and the little fella have quite a close bond :D


  • #104
    awec
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  • #105
    JJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭JJ


    wexie wrote: »
    So gents, did you have a vasectomy? Will you? What age were you? Do you regret it? How sore was it?

    Yes, my story is above. I'm 36 and I don't regret it. It was very sore. When I thought it over, I reckoned that I don't want more kids, even though I only have one and if the worst were to happen (wife and daughter both die in a freak accident), I still wouldn't want to have any more kids. It is reversible but reversal isn't 100% successful so you should consider a vasectomy as permanent. This is also a fairly simple and routine procedure so I wouldn't worry about things going horribly wrong.


  • #106
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hey I've a couple of questions - will a doctor give you the snip if you have no kids, and is there an age limit ie nobody under 35 or something. Thanks.

    I reckon fellas should be allowed have it any age/status once they know what it entails. I support a man's right to choose, pun intended.


  • #107
    BobTheNihilist
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭BobTheNihilist


    Well guys, does anyone know if they'll do the snip on you if you have no kids? I'm serious. And is it true they won't do it if youre under a certain age? (35 I think)


  • #108
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    As far as I know, there are no formal restrictions in Ireland for men. But much like it is for women, they will do a fairly intensive counselling session beforehand and may reject you if they don't believe that you're suitable for such a long-term procedure.

    The 35 number probably comes from hysterectomies - afaik, no hospital in Ireland will perform an elective hysterectomy on a woman under 35.

    Their main concern is the person turning around in five/ten years time and claiming that the hospital should not have carried out the procedure and suing them. A recent IFPA report found that while the no. of single men getting snipped was on the rise - 8% in 2008 - the procedure was not performed on any single childless men. Though they certainly did do it on plenty of men under 35, the average age being 36. http://www.ifpa.ie/node/161

    So while there's no legal age restriction, you might have difficulty finding a clinic who are willing to perform it on a young single childless man, because the younger and singler you are, the more they're opening themselves up to being sued for negligence.


  • #109
    jeepers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭jeepers101


    seamus wrote: »
    But much like it is for women, they will do a fairly intensive counselling session beforehand and may reject you if they don't believe that you're suitable for such a long-term procedure.



    So while there's no legal age restriction, you might have difficulty finding a clinic who are willing to perform it on a young single childless man

    Not true of all places. I had mine done by a certain doctor in Blanchardstown, who also operates from Clane and there wasn't as much as a consultation over the phone.

    He asked me, while I was lying on the table (and after I'd pulled down my trousers) if I had any kids. I was 27.


  • #110
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,669 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Personally no it wouldn't be for me.


  • #111
    jeepers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭jeepers101


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Personally no it wouldn't be for me.

    Thanks for that insightful contribution


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  • #112
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,669 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    jeepers101 wrote: »
    Thanks for that insightful contribution

    We were asked our opinions so no need for a smart arse comment.


  • #113
    tashiusclay
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭tashiusclay


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    We were asked our opinions so no need for a smart arse comment.

    Did you actually read the first post on this thread?


  • #114
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,669 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    tashiusclay wrote: »
    Did you actually read the first post on this thread?

    Did you actually know that the 2 threads were merged and i was posting on the second one?

    Did you actually know that I was just responding to post 98 where we were asked would we have one?


  • #115
    tashiusclay
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭tashiusclay


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Did you actually know that the 2 threads were merged and i was posting on the second one?

    Did you actually know that I was just responding to post 98 where we were asked would we have one?

    Did you actually know that's normally why posts are quoted when replying to them, so people reading the thread know what you're answering when you type a response to a question, it makes the thread a lot easier to follow, especially when you decide to answer a question that was back in post 98, on a merged thread.


  • #116
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    galwayguy and tashiusclay, quit it please.


  • #117
    Baldie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭Baldie


    I've mine booked for September in Ennis! Looking forward to being a "Sports model" - built for fun!


  • #118
    JJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭JJ


    If anyone is looking for a deal on vasectomies, GrabOne are doing a deal right now with Vasectomy Ireland:

    http://www.grabone.ie/refer/17308

    It's €195 instead of €395. This is with the same doctor who did mine and he's been doing The Snip for over 30 years.


  • #119
    your desired user name
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭your desired user name


    jeepers101 wrote: »
    Not true of all places. I had mine done by a certain doctor in Blanchardstown, who also operates from Clane and there wasn't as much as a consultation over the phone.

    He asked me, while I was lying on the table (and after I'd pulled down my trousers) if I had any kids. I was 27.

    Would you recommend this guy?


  • #120
    jeepers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭jeepers101


    your desired user name wrote: »
    Would you recommend this guy?

    Yes I would, 100%.

    It was a relatively painless experience. I had no post-op complications and my wife and I have had no unexpected little surprises since.

    I found him and his office very professional and the price was reasonable.

    I heard before that he has done the most procedures out of all the practising doctors but I don't know how true that is.


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  • #121
    themaineman
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭themaineman


    Thanks to all the posters here, found the info very useful. I had mine done yesterday. I was sh1tting myself, I even considered turning back at the door but forced myself through. The office was very professional and friendly. The doctor and nurse were very helpful and explained everything. I think the could tell that I could bolt for the door at any second.

    As for the proceedure... well after the local anesthetic I couldn't feel a thing except for a bit of tugging. The op took about 15 mins and it flew by. The injection in the sack is very like an injection for a filling, a bit of a sting but the anticipation is far worse than the injectsions themselves - and I have a strong dislike for needles !. I'd summarise by saying it wasn't particularly enjoyable but there really was nothing to it.

    After the op I went home a took nurofen plus every four hours or so. 24 hours on and I am waiting for some post-op pain but so far haven't felt a think - everything feels very normal and pain-free downstairs.

    Oh yeah, I had it done in the <name of clinic removed> and I would definitely recommend them 100%


  • #122
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    JJ wrote: »
    If anyone is looking for a deal on vasectomies, GrabOne are doing a deal right now with Vasectomy Ireland:

    http://www.grabone.ie/refer/17308

    It's €195 instead of €395. This is with the same doctor who did mine and he's been doing The Snip for over 30 years.


    had it done last fri, 7 mins it took, no pain meds, tender till sat ngt, out walkin dog as normal sunday morn..

    still tenderish but nothing bad at all.

    was at least 15 used gator scissors in the bowl,and 5 more lads waiting after me, that was at 12.45 in the day.

    all in all i find dentist worse.


  • #123
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    barone wrote: »
    had it done last fri, 7 mins it took, no pain meds, tender till sat ngt, out walkin dog as normal sunday morn..

    still tenderish but nothing bad at all.

    was at least 15 used gator scissors in the bowl,and 5 more lads waiting after me, that was at 12.45 in the day.

    all in all i find dentist worse.

    Was this by <name of clinic/doctor removed> yea?
    Getting mine down on the 19th. Gotta love his non ageist attitude. I'm 23, soon to be 24 and he didn't hesitate at all. Asked me the usual questions via email and then gave me the go ahead to make a booking.


  • #124
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    Dominya wrote: »
    Was this by <name of clinic/doctor removed> yea?
    Getting mine down on the 19th. Gotta love his non ageist attitude. I'm 23, soon to be 24 and he didn't hesitate at all. Asked me the usual questions via email and then gave me the go ahead to make a booking.



    Got mine done in clane co kildare.. groupon voucher..

    No emails..just a booking and confirmation call two days prior..which was good coz i didnt wanna be dwellin on it.


  • #125
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    barone wrote: »
    Got mine done in clane co kildare.. groupon voucher..

    No emails..just a booking and confirmation call two days prior..which was good coz i didnt wanna be dwellin on it.

    Yup that's the guy. Thanks for sharing your experience; I can't wait to get it over and done with.


  • #126
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    i was eating a breakfast roll from the petrol station 2 minutes after havin it done :)


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  • #127
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    barone wrote: »
    i was eating a breakfast roll from the petrol station 2 minutes after havin it done :)

    That's the shot :P I don't mean to be nosey but, what did he say regarding post-op sperm count? Do you have to travel back to Clane to submit a sample or can it be mailed? And any idea on time frame?


  • #128
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    Dominya wrote: »
    That's the shot :P I don't mean to be nosey but, what did he say regarding post-op sperm count? Do you have to travel back to Clane to submit a sample or can it be mailed? And any idea on time frame?

    your given a pre paid padded envelope with the return date and faq's sheet inside,along with the little container.. it goes to dublin after 18 wks post procedure.


  • #129
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    barone wrote: »
    your given a pre paid padded envelope with the return date and faq's sheet inside,along with the little container.. it goes to dublin after 18 wks post procedure.

    You're a gentleman! Thank you!


  • #130
    Asher72
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Asher72


    What a knob real men don't shoot blanks!

    It's much easier for a man to get a vasectomy than it is for a woman to get sterilsed so kudos to you for going and getting it done you are saving your wife/partner a more invasive surgery.

    It's rare for there to be side affects post operative pain shouldn't happen and if it does and doesn't feel normal then you should get it checked out.

    As for the guy who hates kids and is only 28 what are you thinking??? Put a condom on end of problem.


  • #131
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    Asher72 wrote: »
    What a knob real men don't shoot blanks!

    It's much easier for a man to get a vasectomy than it is for a woman to get sterilsed so kudos to you for going and getting it done you are saving your wife/partner a more invasive surgery.

    It's rare for there to be side affects post operative pain shouldn't happen and if it does and doesn't feel normal then you should get it checked out.

    As for the guy who hates kids and is only 28 what are you thinking??? Put a condom on end of problem.

    I'm only 24 and getting it done; whats your point? Who are you to judge someone on the decisions they've made?


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  • #132
    Asher72
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Asher72


    24 and think you know your own mind?

    I'm 41 and still don't know my own mind. Life changes so do your needs, wants and desires.


  • #133
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    Asher72 wrote: »
    24 and think you know your own mind?

    I'm 41 and still don't know my own mind. Life changes so do your needs, wants and desires.

    So you don't know your own mind, but feel justified to tell someone else they don't know theirs?
    With all due respect, p1ss off.


  • #134
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭mad m


    Im sure someone is dying to ask this, but does your gear still come out alot or little less now?


  • #135
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    mad m wrote: »
    Im sure someone is dying to ask this, but does your gear still come out alot or little less now?

    I've actually struggled to find a reliable answer to that one. Some say volume drops by a tiny bit, some say there's no difference. Guess it depends on the individual.


  • #136
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Dominya wrote: »
    I've actually struggled to find a reliable answer to that one. Some say volume drops by a tiny bit, some say there's no difference. Guess it depends on the individual.
    I don't think it's been studied in any major way.

    Sperm only makes up a small proportion of the ejaculate, the majority of it is fluids which assist the sperm on their way. Sperm concentration in a sample will vary with every shot based on an uncountable number of factors, so a huge load may contain relatively little sperm while a small load may be highly concentrated in sperm.

    On average there would have to be a drop in volume, but it's probably so small as to be unnoticeable. The body is unaware that the testicles have been disconnected and just keeps doing what it's doing.


  • #137
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    not noticing any difference tbh


  • #138
    Asher72
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Asher72


    How very grown up of you. :D


  • #139
    Pawwed Rig
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    Mod note - Gentlemen, please keep it civil.
    Asher72 and Dominya welcome to the forum. As you are new here I would suggest you read The Gentlemen's Club charter before posting again.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055651086


  • #140
    Damien360
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    I had it done today in Clane.

    I expected a lot worse.

    Got in for op at 12.10 and out by 12.25

    Pain : You get a small pin prick of a needle each side before the op, and that is about all the discomfort. I mean small, it is barely noticeable. The dentist is a lot worse than that. There is a tiny pinching sensation that lasts about 10 seconds during the op, not sure at what stage. I have a fear of needles so I did'nt look. The guy is friendly and his conversation all through the op keeps your mind off the procedure.

    I drove home afterwards and took Nurofen plus (on recommendation of a boards user on this thread). 10 hours later and I have no pain whatsoever. I took today and tommorrow off work. Did'nt want to risk doing damage tomorrow.

    I promised to do this 8 years ago and finally got round to it. €395 total and that includes the sperm count test in February which I send off by post in the container they gave me.


  • #141
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    Damien360 wrote: »
    I had it done today in Clane.

    I expected a lot worse.

    Got in for op at 12.10 and out by 12.25

    Pain : You get a small pin prick of a needle each side before the op, and that is about all the discomfort. I mean small, it is barely noticeable. The dentist is a lot worse than that. There is a tiny pinching sensation that lasts about 10 seconds during the op, not sure at what stage. I have a fear of needles so I did'nt look. The guy is friendly and his conversation all through the op keeps your mind off the procedure.

    I drove home afterwards and took Nurofen plus (on recommendation of a boards user on this thread). 10 hours later and I have no pain whatsoever. I took today and tommorrow off work. Did'nt want to risk doing damage tomorrow.

    I promised to do this 8 years ago and finally got round to it. €395 total and that includes the sperm count test in February which I send off by post in the container they gave me.

    Thanks for the info. Was the place easy to find?


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  • #142
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Dominya wrote: »
    Thanks for the info. Was the place easy to find?

    Had it done at 29, no big deal, sore for a couple of days, no worse than a trip to the dentist or getting a tattoo.


  • #143
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Dominya wrote: »
    Thanks for the info. Was the place easy to find?


    Drive into Clane and out the Allenwood road about a mile. Place is on the left, you can't miss it, just before the nursing home.


  • #144
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Dominya wrote: »
    Thanks for the info. Was the place easy to find?

    Not really, its on the side of your ballsack:D


  • #145
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,595 ✭✭✭Damien360


    Dominya wrote: »
    Thanks for the info. Was the place easy to find?

    It is on a garage forecourt in Clane beside the Garda station. Regular doctors surgery for a number of doctors. Esso garage I think, slap bang in the middle of the village on a junction for kilcock. Free public carpark directly opposite which is always nearly empty.


  • #146
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    Damien360 wrote: »
    It is on a garage forecourt in Clane beside the Garda station. Regular doctors surgery for a number of doctors. Esso garage I think, slap bang in the middle of the village on a junction for kilcock. Free public carpark directly opposite which is always nearly empty.

    Thanks man. At this stage the only thing I'm worried about is being late and hence not being seen to!


  • #147
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    And done! Easy to find (used GPS on Google Maps to get to Clane) and you couldn't ask for a more laid back and chilled procedure. I've actually found Dentist's visits worse.


  • #148
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    welcome to the V club


  • #149
    Dominya
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Dominya


    Thanks muchacho. It feels good to have gotten rid of that possibility!


  • #150
    jem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭jem


    Hi,
    I Got it done over 10 years ago (I am 45 now) Dont regret it one bit, one of the best things I ever did. It actually makes things a lot better in the bedroom front because you have no worries as to whether the wife will get pregnant again.
    Thats the good bit.
    Now one in about 1000 get an infection, yep you guessed it I was that 1. Holy jasus the pain.It was like getting kicked over and over in the vitals, I was hung like an elephant , couldn't bring my knees within 2 feet of each other. Ended up on a drip in hospital for two days.

    However I don't regret it one bit.


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  • #151
    carveone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭carveone


    It seems a lot cheaper than a few years ago. €395 is what's advertised - I believe it used to be 800 quid or thereabouts. 400 euro and 15 mins seems pretty good to me!

    I do wonder though is it worthwhile getting a cheap 400x USB microscope from ebay before the op. For curiosity before the op and to make sure after the op! I've heard that any (low possibility) rejoining happens before 12 weeks though so it's probably not warranted.


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