Are there any long-term complications?
As far as medical science can determine at this time, there are no long-term complications associated with a vasectomy. Recent reports in the lay press have focused attention on scientific studies which show that a group of monkeys who had vasectomies developed premature hardening of the arteries when compared with a group of monkeys who did not have the operation. To date, comparable results have not been found in man. The result of a recent study suggest that there is no apparent association of coronary disease with prior vasectomy. Aside from sterilization, the only known long-term side effect of the operation is that there may be a slight scar on each side of the scrotum where the incision is made.
