Vasectomy Melbourne

If you are a current Medicare card holder, you will pay approximately $450 after your Medicare fee is rebated.

You do not need a referral from a doctor although it is advised to discuss the procedure with your GP or Dr Simon prior to booking so you fully understand the procedure and risks.

It takes approximately 20-30 minutes for the procedure, although most patients are at our clinic for 45 minutes in total. 

If you have a physical job that requires lifting, stretching or physical exertion, you will need to take a week off work or do light duties for 1 week. If you have a desk job you can usually return 1-2 days after your procedure.

Before booking a vasectomy you need to be completely sure you don't want to have any more children in the future. The no scalpel method involves dividing the vas deferens (sperm carrying tubes) in the scrotum. While vasectomy reversals are possible, it's best to have the mindset that the vasectomy procedure is permanent. Vasectomy reversal is expensive and usually not covered by health insurance.

The no scalpel open ended method does not require stitches. The incision site is very small and can heal without them. It is very important to keep your dressing in place and dry for the first 48 hours.

We recommend no sex or ejaculation for 7 days after the procedure. Remember that it takes a number of ejaculations to empty the tubes completely of sperm so you must use another method of contraception (condom or female contraception) until your 3-month follow up test confirms you are sterile.

For some men and their partners, not having children is their wish and firm decision. Medicine historically has been paternalistic about this and not offered sterilisation to men or women who did not have children. We are stepping away from this thankfully.

I do offer vasectomy to men who have not had children. I do not offer vasectomy to men under the age of 25 though.

I respect that these men know their own mind however we know from follow up studies that reversal requests and regret are higher for this group. My medical indemnity insurance does not permit me to offer vasectomy to men under 25.

For men over the age of 25years who have considered their wishes for children and consistently know they will not want children, vasectomy can be a great option. Ensure you know that reversal procedures are not guaranteed and have a significant cost ($15,000 as a private procedure).

When counselling child-free men I make sure to mention these issues and to raise the idea of sperm freezing in case their mind changes or a future partner desires children.