{"id":6766,"date":"2019-02-27T08:32:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T08:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prostate.net\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2019-02-27T08:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T08:32:47","slug":"vasectomy-and-sex-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/red64.com\/vasectomy-and-sex-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Will A Vasectomy Affect My Sex Drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vasectomy and sex drive, especially loss of libido, are two concepts many men are reluctant to consider together. Among the most common questions men have about a vasectomy are, &#8220;Will a vasectomy reduce my sex drive?&#8221; and &#8220;Will a vasectomy cause erectile dysfunction?&#8221; The simple and direct answer to both of these questions is &#8220;no.&#8221; And here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>The only physical change that occurs in men who have a vasectomy is that the supply route for sperm (the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vas_deferens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vas deferens<\/a>) is cut. A vasectomy does not in any way jeopardize other structures. That is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The testicles continue to produce semen and are not affected. The sperm are digested and absorbed by the body after a vasectomy.<\/li>\n<li>No blood vessels or nerves are impacted, which means blood flow to the penis and sensation remain unaltered.<\/li>\n<li>Testosterone continues to be produced, thus no changes occur in male characteristics, such as voice or facial hair growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The only thing that changes when a man has a vasectomy is his ability to father a child. He retains all of his abilities to achieve an erection and ejaculate as he did before undergoing a vasectomy.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Men may experience one other change, however. In some cases, men and their partners discover that vasectomy and sex drive are a winning combination. That&#8217;s because after a vasectomy, their sexual relationship improves as they are no longer worried about an unplanned pregnancy or having to cope with other forms of birth control, including condoms.<\/p>\n<p>There are two \u201cbuyer beware\u201d alerts after a vasectomy. One is that men are not sterile immediately after the procedure, so an alternative form of birth control should be used until a man\u2019s semen has been declared sperm-free. To make that determination, men need to have a semen sample checked about 4 to 6 weeks after a vasectomy. Subsequent samples may need to be checked every few weeks until samples are found to be sperm-free.<\/p>\n<p>The other alert is that a vasectomy does not protect men or their partners against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Men who are at risk of transmitting or acquiring an STD need to use a condom or other forms of protection.<\/p>\n<p>So don&#8217;t let the words vasectomy and sex drive scare you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vasectomy and sex drive, especially loss of libido, are two concepts many men are reluctant to consider together. Among the most common questions men have &#8230; <a title=\"Will A Vasectomy Affect My Sex Drive?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/red64.com\/vasectomy-and-sex-drive\/\" aria-label=\"More on Will A Vasectomy Affect My Sex Drive?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/red64.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}