What is the Post Vasectomy Pain Syndrome?
A. Most men who undergo vasectomy have no difficulties but a small group of men develop chronic testicular or epididymal pain after the procedure. This pain can start immediately after surgery and is usually due to a sperm granuloma (inflammation at the vasectomy site) or infection and most cases resolve with the appropriate medical therapy. Occasionally, pain may develop years after the vasectomy and be exacerbated by ejaculation. This pain is thought to be the result of back pressure building up in the epididymis and is known as an ” epididymal blowout” or “post vasectomy pain syndrome” While it must be stressed that these are fairly uncommon occurrences after vasectomy, they are frustrating and difficult to deal with for both the patient and the physician. We offer a range of treatments for these syndromes including non-surgical treatments, vasectomy reversal, open-ended vasectomy, and chemical sterilization. Most patients with this problem, which has been ignored for so long, need
