What Happens at a Vasectomy Consultation?

A vasectomy consultation is where you learn whether you're a candidate, what technique the urologist uses, and what recovery typically looks like. It's also when informed consent happens — confirming you understand the procedure is intended to be permanent.

Typical Consultation Steps

1. Medical history review — prior scrotal surgery, bleeding disorders, medications, allergies.
2. Discussion of family planning goals and certainty about permanent contraception.
3. Explanation of the procedure technique (no-scalpel vs traditional, anesthesia options).
4. Overview of recovery timeline and post-vasectomy semen analysis requirements.
5. Review of risks, benefits, and alternatives including doing nothing.
6. Informed consent documentation if proceeding to schedule.

Questions Urologists May Ask

• Are you certain you don't want more biological children?
• Has your partner weighed in on the decision?
• Do you take blood thinners or aspirin regularly?
• Have you had prior scrotal or groin surgery?
• Do you have a history of chronic testicular pain?

Questions Worth Asking Back

• How many vasectomies do you perform per year?
• What technique and sealing method do you use?
• Is semen analysis included in the cost?
• What is your protocol if sperm are found on follow-up testing?