During the Procedure

The entire procedure usually takes about 20-30 minutes.

• You will be asked to change into a gown and lie on the examination table. The incision site will be washed, shaved, and sterilized, usually with an iodine solution. Sterile drapes will be placed over you to guard against infection.
  
  
• After a local anesthetic is administered, a small opening is made in the scrotum. Either the right or left vas deferens is lifted through this opening. The vas is cut, and a section may be removed. You may feel a slight pulling sensation during this process.
  
  
• The 2 ends of the vas are cauterized (heat sealed), tied, or clipped before being returned to the scrotum.
  
  
• The opposite vas deferens is then lifted through the opening for the same procedure.
  
  
• The remaining opening can heal with closure by stitches or naturally without stitches.