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Why do some men have scrotum pain after a vasectomy? Does a reversal alleviate it?

Why do some men have scrotum pain after a vasectomy? Does a reversal alleviate it?

Approximately 1-2% of men who undergo vasectomy will have chronic pain. This rate is lower with the no-scalpel no-needle technique used by Dr. Coward. Most post-vasectomy pain is mild and resolved on its own. Rarely, men will have significant pain that does not improve. Reversing the vasectomy can improve or resolve the pain in many cases.