About No-Scalpel Vasectomy

The No-Scalpel Vasectomy was developed in China in 1974 by Dr. S. Li. In 1985 an American led team of urologists went to study the procedure and were convinced of it's benefits over conventional techniques. In 1988 they conducted a study in Bangkok, performing 1200 vasectomies in one day at the King's Birthday Vasectomy Festival. The group done via the NSV technique had 8 times less complications than the group done traditionally.

The CDC in Atlanta recently conducted a representative Survey of all the vasectomies done in the USA in 1995. Of the million done that year, roughly 30% were NSV and its popularity appears to be growing.

This is not a hi-tech procedure.

  • No lasers are used.
  • The technique is simple, gentle and elegant.
  • The typical patient comment: " A piece of cake."


    • A vasectomy stops the sperm from entering the semen. Sperm continue to be produced but are absorbed by the body.


    A Vasectomy doesn't interfere with male sexual function or production of male hormones.

    Six weeks after a vasectomy, a semen sample is checked for signs of sperm. If clean of sperm, then backup birth control can then be stopped safely. Another check is done a month later. Rarely, it can take more than six months before semen is free of sperm.

    Vasectomies can fail when the sperm tunnel to rejoin the tubes. This complication is called recanalization.

    Vasectomies can be reversed, with a 70 per cent success rate, in the first three years after surgery. After that, the more time elapsed, the less chance of reversal being successful.

    Pre Vasectomy Sperm Banking is available, simple and relatively inexpensive. It's easier than a reversal later on.