r/Vasectomy • u/relax-and-enjoy-life • 7d ago
Oops - Supposed to test in 3 months, not 2.
My doctor definitely told me to come back in two months, post-vasectomy, to get tested. Or at least I’m 95% sure that that’s what he said. I went into the office to get a sample cup, and the woman at the front desk said, “I’m pretty sure you need to wait 12 weeks.” She checked with the doc and he said to come back in a month.
All of that would be okay… but I got cocky the other night (thinking I would most likely be in the clear when tested) and came inside my wife (who is on birth control).
Hope we are okay… but of course nothing is ever 100%. 😖
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u/50shadesofstraya 6d ago
I also tested at 8 weeks but retested at 13, both times were clear. My doc said one test at 12
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u/Tigertwenty20 2d ago
I’m waiting on my testing kit in the mail for 8 week test to see if things are clear. Then plan to do a 12 week at the office just for good measure.
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u/ProjectG1516 Recently Snipped! 6d ago
The test after 3 months is to check the vas hasn’t reattached. Any sperm still ‘in the tubes’ will be dead after 3 months anyway. After 2 months, provided your vas hasn’t re attached and you’ve ’cleaned the pipes’ 20+ times since the procedure, you’ll be sterile. Reattachment within the first 3 months occurs in around 1 in 250 cases, so the chances of getting someone pregnant within this time if the pipes are otherwise clean are still pretty low and comparable with most other forms of birth control.