The Scott Practice GP and trained Vasectomist Dr Davinder Singh performs the routine no scalpel vasectomies at The Scott Practice and accepts all Doncaster patients for the procedure.
What is a Vasectomy?
A vasectomy or male sterilisation, is a surgical procedure to cut or seal the tubes that carry a man's sperm to permanently prevent pregnancy.
It's usually carried out under local anaesthetic, where you're awake but don't feel any pain, and roughly takes about 20 minutes.
A vasectomy works by stopping sperm getting into a man's semen, the fluid that he ejaculates. The tubes that carry sperm from a man's testicles to the penis are cauterised and divided, which means that when a man ejaculates, the semen has no sperm in it and a female's egg therefore can't be fertilised.
- A vasectomy is 99% effective.
- It's considered permanent, so once it's done you don't have to think about contraception again.
- It doesn't affect your sex drive or ability to enjoy sex. You'll still have erections and ejaculate, but your semen won't contain sperm.
- You'll need to use contraception for at least 5 months after the operation, because sperm will still be in the tubes leading to the penis.
- You will need to provide a 4 month post operative semen sample to confirm that the operation has been successful (there is a 1% chance the operation will fail)
- A vasectomy doesn't protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), so you may need to use condoms as well.
If you are registered with The Scott Practice and are wanting a vasectomy, please contact the practice by filling a form using the link https://florey.accurx.com/p/C86019 And we will add you to our waiting list.
If you are interested in a vasectomy and are not a patient at The Scott Practice you can still contact us by filling a form using the link https://florey.accurx.com/p/C86019 And we will add you to our waiting list. You can also self-refer by emailing us your request to syicb-doncaster.scottpractice-reception@nhs.net and we will add you to our waiting list.
There is currently a waiting list of 6-8 weeks for the vasectomy.
Once we receive your request for a vasectomy we will send you an information leaflet on the procedure. The information Leaflet can be found in the link below. You will also be sent a link to book a telephone counselling appointment with Dr Singh. In this appointment Dr Singh will talk in detail about the procedure and what is involved. At the end of the telephone appointment, if you wish to proceed, he will book you an appointment for the procedure
Download an information leaflet here (PDF, 378KB)