Close to 500,000 men each year in the United States opt for a more permanent form of birth control called the vasectomy. This surgical procedure is the preferred method as it is safe, does not affect the sex drive and it is virtually 100% effective.

A urologist is a type of doctor that takes care of a man’s reproductive system and is usually the one who performs the vasectomy. There are several techniques the doctor may use depending on the circumstances, success rate of a procedure and even a preference of one over the other. The one technique that is gaining ground in vasectomies is the NSV method or no-scalpel vasectomy although the traditional way is just as effective.