But that’s the nature of sexual and reproductive health, I guess! For the specialist, I was just another patient.īefore booking in for the surgery itself, I had to sign a consent form, which spelled out several key points, including that the procedure’s effect would be to “render me sterile”, and that there may be “some bruising and swelling of the scrotum after the operation.” Even though I was entering this decision with eyes wide open, the seriousness of those words jumped off the page. In the urologist’s office, I won’t lie, it was slightly awkward having to discuss my scrotum and penis, sex life and so forth with a man I’d just met. My wife was invited to join too, but couldn’t make it, but I didn’t feel I missed out with her being unable to attend - we had discussed the issue at length and were on the same page. I had to wait several weeks before my first consultation with the urologist. One reservation was whether my testosterone levels would be affected, but he reassured me that my hormones wouldn’t be affected at all.Ĭomfortable that I was aware of all the facts, he then referred me to a urologist (vasectomies can also be performed by some GPs and general surgeons). It was also an opportunity for me to ask him about the procedure. The next move was to speak to my GP, who asked me several important questions and reinforced the seriousness of this decision. Vasectomy was definitely the right move for me, my wife and our family, so I set about joining the nearly 29,000 men who have vasectomies each year in Australia 1. I was approaching my mid-40s and I didn’t fancy the idea of becoming a new dad again even later in life - my aching bones and fuzzy, sleep-deprived head regularly remind me that parenthood is a young person’s game, and I didn’t fancy the idea of crawling around the floor, changing nappies and so forth into my 50s. Being a dad is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me (yes, the hardest, but no doubt the greatest), so wouldn’t more be better? Or what if one day I separated from my wife, and then met someone else who wanted to have children with me … what would happen then? As unlikely as that was, I had to consider the possibility, and still my answer was ‘no more kids’. I also took a lot of time to reflect on whether I was 100% certain I didn’t want any more children. Each of them said it wasn’t as scary or invasive as they initially feared. I hadn’t in any great depth, so I researched it and spoke to several mates who had had the procedure. “Have you thought about having a vasectomy?” she asked one evening. My wife had taken some form of contraception for decades, and basically, she had had enough! And the thought of using condoms wasn’t an attractive option to us. When our daughter was about one, the ‘V word’ was raised - vasectomy. We became parents later in life (technically, the term ‘ geriatric pregnancy’ was used to describe both of my wife’s pregnancies - a pretty insulting definition when you think about it!) - perhaps if we were younger, we might have gone for a third child but as it was, we were more than content with two beautiful, healthy and happy children. The idea of getting a vasectomy was raised by my wife about a year after the birth of our second child - we knew our family was complete. While any surgery is scary, the knowledge that someone would be cutting me open ‘down there’ intensified those feelings of apprehension.
To open the Snipping Tool, select Start, enter snipping tool, then select it from the results.Vasectomy is a scary subject for many men - the thought of having a part of your scrotum cut can be daunting, to say the least! Even its nickname ‘The Snip’ conjures uncomfortable images in many men’s minds.
To use the Snipping Tool with only a mouse: A notification also appears once you're finished taking a screenshot, select it for more editing options. The screenshot is automatically copied to your clipboard. You can change the shape of your snip by choosing one of the following options in the toolbar: Rectangular mode, Window mode, Full-screen mode, and Free-form mode. The desktop will darken while you select an area for your screenshot.
To use the Snipping Tool when you have a mouse and a keyboard:
0 kommentar(er)
