How to Recover from a Vasectomy Reversal

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Wear tight-fitting underpants.. Wait for your stitches to dissolve.. Don't panic if you see light bleeding.

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Wear tight-fitting underpants.

Step 1

Wear tight-fitting underpants.

2

Wait for your stitches to dissolve.

Step 2

Wait for your stitches to dissolve.

3

Don't panic if you see light bleeding.

Step 3

Don't panic if you see light bleeding.

4

Take painkillers regularly if you need them.

Step 4

Take painkillers regularly if you need them.

5

Rest on your sofa for a week post-op.

Step 5

Rest on your sofa for a week post-op.

6

Don't work for the first two or three days following surgery.

Step 6

Don't work for the first two or three days following surgery.

7

Shower daily after the first 48 hours.

Step 7

Shower daily after the first 48 hours.

8

Lift nothing heavy for at least two weeks.

Step 8

Lift nothing heavy for at least two weeks.

9

Don't ejaculate or have sex for two weeks after surgery.

Step 9

Don't ejaculate or have sex for two weeks after surgery.

10

Eat nutritious foods.

Step 10

Eat nutritious foods.

11

Control your expectations of returning to full fertility.

Step 11

Control your expectations of returning to full fertility.

12

Resume sexual activity at a rate you're comfortable with.

Step 12

Resume sexual activity at a rate you're comfortable with.

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