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Throwaway here. My vasectomy was quick and uncomplicated, but left me in constant testicular pain. Sex also became far less pleasurable. After a year and a half
by throwaway3932 3y ago
Throwaway here. My vasectomy was quick and uncomplicated, but left me in constant testicular pain. Sex also became far less pleasurable. After a year and a half of no improvement, I had a reversal; this greatly improved my symptoms but I am still not as I was before.
PVPS is known to be real, but there are very few studies on it. Nobody really knows the incidence, there is no way to predict who will get it, and all of the treatment options suck. Reversal is the best, but is very expensive and often doesn't work.
The reversal cost me ~$14k out of pocket. It's often not covered by insurance because it is considered elective.
I wish I had more to offer than an anecdote. There's some forums out there of people who got it much worse than me.
- StrangeATractor 3y agoJust out of curiosity, how active were you during recovery?
- throwaway3932 3y agoNot active. Per the doctor's instructions I avoided both strenuous physical and all sexual activity for ~12 days. A footnote I forgot to add: the pain was only in my left testicle, while the right felt fine. This underlines the unpredictability of PVPS.
- BigRedDog1669 3y agoI was thinking about having it done. The doctor who was going to do it said that some people have pain afterwards. I asked him and he couldn't give me any stats or details on how many people or how long it lasts, etc. That made me think twice and after looking up people's stories online I decided not to do it. It seems surprisingly little studied. If it was temporary, I could deal with it, but a small yet significant chance of constant pain isn't worth it.