When the topic arises concerning birth control and the male’s role in preventing a pregnancy ultimately the procedure known as a vasectomy will pop up in the conversation. This conversation is either one that he initiates or one his sexual partner does. Many couples choose to explore the vasectomy option because it is a permanent birth control method. They choose to have a permanent birth control method when they are certain that they either do not want to ever have children or when they have had all the children that they desire or can afford to have. Sometimes couples will choose a permanent birth control method when having children is medically/genetically undesirable. During the conversation that the male will have with his doctor there are several terms that will be used by the doctor that the male may or may not already be familiar with and he should know what the terms mean so that the conversation has more meaning. It is vital that the male understand everything about the vasectomy before making his decision to have one or not.