FAQ's

Most men experience only mild discomfort during and after the procedure.

Typically after 7–10 days, or when you feel comfortable.

No, the volume and appearance of ejaculation remain the same.

If you have children we will perform a vasectomy for men aged 18 and over. If you do not have any children you must be at least 25 years of age.

It is our recommendation that you have someone drive you home by private vehicle or cab / Uber. Public transport is also acceptable.

If this is not possible it’s important you wait at least 20 minutes after leaving the procedure room, and feel 100% fine, before you commence driving. If you feel lightheaded while driving, pull over immediately.

If you are asking yourself this question, you should really think twice about getting a vasectomy.

Yes, vasectomies can be reversed. But you should consider this procedure as permanent contraception. Reversals are not 100%, very expensive (10000-20000 AUD) and are not covered by Medicare. The reversal is not also guaranteed.

We do everything we can to reduce the rate of complications but all surgical procedures have risks you should be aware of. A full list of potential complications are outlined fully in your consent form.

After your vasectomy most men will notice some level of:

Bruising: You may notice some bruising in the days after your vasectomy but this will usually disappear after about a week
Mild pain and swelling: This commonly settles a few days after your procedure
Less common potentials complications include:

A scrotal haematoma: This is a large bruise within the scrotum. You can reduce your chance of getting a haematoma greatly by following our instructions regarding lifting heavy objects in the days after the procedure. If you work in a job that requires heavy lifting make sure you get some time off work or ask for light duties
Infection: We try to reduce the chance of you getting an infection by adhering to strict infection control protocol. Most infections are mild and be treated with oral antibiotics.
Post Vasectomy Pain Syndrome (PVPS): This complication that can occur anytime after a vasectomy. There is little agreement on what causes PVPS. In most cases pain will resolve eventually but in rare cases specialist review and even additional surgery or reversal may be required to attempt to resolve the problem. These procedures are not always successful

The procedure does not work immediately and you must consider yourself fertile until we tell you the vasectomy was a success. We request you do a semen analysis at 3 months to confirm you are sterile. This will give you plenty of time to “clean out the pipes”!

The bad news: you won’t be able to use your private health insurance when you have a vasectomy with us.

That’s because we do our vasectomies in medical centres rather than in a private hospital. Private health insurance is only of benefit when you have your procedure performed in a hospital or day surgery by a urologist.

So what’s the good news?

The good news is that it will almost certainly work out more affordable to have your procedure with Aussie vasectomy.

This is because of a few reasons:

Private Health usually requires you pay an excess (around 500 AUD). A vasectomy with us is only $339.45 out of pocket.
Your urologist will almost certainly have a gap on their fee. This will vary but again could range from a few hundred dollars to over $1000.
Nearly all surgeons will want you to be asleep when you have your vasectomy. This means an anaesthetic fee and – you guessed it – a gap fee.
Once you add up these 3 fees you may end up being $2000 or more out of pocket. With insurance!

When you choose Aussie Vasectomy you know exactly what your fee will be – $339.45 out of pocket. No if, ands or maybes.