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Health Encyclopedia: Vasectomy And Vasovasostomy Complications
- Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy - Complications
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Complications
Vasectomy is a low-risk procedure, and the complications, which occur in about 10% of patients, are usually easy to control. One study of no-scalpel vasectomy, for example, reported only 7 complications out of 4,255 procedures and they were mostly minor. Pain or soreness typically lingers for a few days after the procedure, but this is normal and usually does not require a return visit to the doctor. No deaths resulting from vasectomy have been reported in the United States.
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