Medical Procedures Center

No-Needle No-Scalpel No-Suture Vasectomy

Dr. Pfenninger specializes in procedural medicine and has been performing No-Scalpel Vasectomies for more than 18 years. He has been instrumental in teaching thousands of other physicians how to perform No-Scalpel Vasectomies. Dr. Pfenninger is a national author, educator and lecturer. He is the founder and President of The National Procedures Institute which conducts medical seminars throughout the country teaching other physicians how to perform many medical office procedures including the No-Scalpel Vasectomy. (NSV). Dr. Pfenninger was the second in the state of Michigan to begin performing No-Scalpel Vasectomy, and one of the first few to offer No-Needle No-Scalple Vasectomy. For more information on the No-Needle approach (Click Here).

Vasectomies are performed in the office and are covered by most insurance plans. Vasectomy is a medical procedure used to obtain permanent sterilization for men. You should be sure you do not want to father children. No-Scalpel Vasectomy includes making a single opening into the scrotal sac (the bag that contains the testicles) and blocking the sperm ducts so that sperm are not included in the ejaculation (release of fluid). This prevents pregnancy. The Vasectomy procedure that Dr. Pfenninger performs is an advanced technique that uses special instruments. No needle is used for anastasia, no scalpel is used and no stitches are needed. The opening is only three eighths of an inch long. Now the only complaint is the cold water used to wash off the area after the procedure.

When you come in for your Vasectomy procedure, it will take approximately 10 minutes to get you ready, 10 minutes to do the procedure, and 10 minutes to put on the dressings and do the paperwork.

Once the area is numbed, there will be no discomfort for about 1 - 2 hours. It only takes 30 seconds to numb the area. After the procedure, if you don't overdo it, there generally is only a slight ache. After No-Scalpel Vasectomy most men experience minor, temporary discomfort and swelling. Some men feel pulling up in the groin for a few days. We recommend that you take it easy for 2 days after the surgery. No pumping weights or jogging for at least one week.

You must use other contraception for at least three months after the Vasectomy procedure until the doctor has examined two separate semen specimens and found them to be sperm free. If two checks of the ejaculated fluid are negative, it is very likely that you will have permanent success. It is extremely rare that the tubes will ever grow back together if they have not done so by three months.

Erections, climaxes, and ejaculations continue after Vasectomy as they did before. Sometimes the removal of fear of accidental pregnancy may add a greater sense of pleasure.

Vasectomy should not be considered reversible. Research is continuing, but presently, there is no method that can assure totally restoring fertility. Current techniques of reversal are only 80% effective. If you have any doubts, please discuss other temporary birth control measures that are available. It is also possible to freeze your sperm for future use. Agencies in Flint and Detroit do this. Ask for further information if you are interested.

Call The Medical Procedures Center (989-631-4545) and schedule a No-Needle No-Scalpel Vasectomy consultation. Please feel free to ask any questions or come in just to talk. Just because you have a counseling session does not mean you have to have a Vasectomy. Other methods of birth control such as the newly approved IUD, diaphragms, etc. can be discussed.

In trying to decide between a Vasectomy or tubal ligation, remember that no one has ever died from a Vasectomy. Vasectomy is much cheaper and just as effective as a tubal. 1 out of 1200 Vasectomies fail and one out of 500 tubal ligations will fail. With Vasectomy, men's semen can be checked afterwards so failures can be identified before a woman becomes pregnant. Even Ann Landers says that "all else being equal," Vasectomy is the best way to go!

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