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Vasectomy - Possible Risks Most men report feeling a bruised sensation for a few days to a week following surgery. Actual bruising is normal. Sperm granuloma is a common complication caused by leakage of spermatic fluid resulting in a pea-size lump. Less than 3% are painful. Treatment includes anti-inflammatories and rest. The risk of epididymitis (tender swelling of the epididymis - the part of the vas that joins to the testicle) is about 6/1000. The risk of hematoma (bleeding) and infection are low (about four in a thousand). Serious complications requiring hospitalization are about 1/1000. There is a rare long-term complication of vasectomy, post-vasectomy pain syndrome, a kind of chronic ache in the testicle. Treatment may require reversal of the vasectomy. It is rare, occurring in 1 in 10,000 vasectomies. The risk of cancer (prostate or otherwise) has been investigated for many years. At this time, most experts agree that vasectomy does not likely cause cancer or cancer of the prostate or any other disease. There are no guarantees, of course, that we aren't going to find something at some point in the future, so each man must decide for himself what he is comfortable with. The information on this page is reproduced by kind permission of Dr. Ronald S. Weiss. Dr. Marc Iseri, a board certified urologist, is one of only two doctors on the west coast to offer the ground-breaking no needle no scalpel vasectomy procedure. Read more: Breakthrough No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy Now Available in the Treasure Valley
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