More men are choosing a vasectomy. Data shows that more married men are choosing the vasectomy to actively participate in family plan- ning.* A vasectomy is a simple, same-day surgery and is 99% effective birth control method for men. At Alomere Health, urologist, Dr. Allen Medway performs many of these procedures in his clinic. "There are three myths about vasectomies: it's painful, it reduces sexual performance, and it causes prostate cancer. None of that could be further from the truth." Dr. Medway's procedure includes an in-person visit where he discusses the patient's medical history and offers a physical examina- tion. The actual surgery is over in less than 30 minutes and the patient is sent home. "I tell all of my guys to buy two bags of peas to ice the wound-20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. A little Tylenol and Ibuprofen is enough to handle the pain. Typically, guys are back to normal behavior in one to three days." Unlike some birth control methods for women, the vasectomy has little to no side effects. "Making sure you recover well is the important thing, otherwise, you might experience some excessive bleeding. Statisti- cally, it occurs in less than five percent of patients and we can treat it. What's even more rare is the vas deferens growing back. Life finds a way," laughs Dr. Medway. Want to learn more about vasectomies? Go online at alomerehealth.com to down- load Alomere's podcast: Head to Toe, episode 1. Dr. Medway discusses the procedure, recovery, and outcomes in this 25- minute podcast. * sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429523005228?via%3Dihub D ALOMERE HEALTH It's better here. ALOMERE BR Urology Dr. Allen Medway, MD, MBA Alomere Health Alexandria Clinic Osakis Clinic Lakes E.N.T. Heartland Orthopedic Specialists More men are choosing a vasectomy . Data shows that more married men are choosing the vasectomy to actively participate in family plan- ning . * A vasectomy is a simple , same - day surgery and is 99 % effective birth control method for men . At Alomere Health , urologist , Dr. Allen Medway performs many of these procedures in his clinic . " There are three myths about vasectomies : it's painful , it reduces sexual performance , and it causes prostate cancer . None of that could be further from the truth . " Dr. Medway's procedure includes an in - person visit where he discusses the patient's medical history and offers a physical examina- tion . The actual surgery is over in less than 30 minutes and the patient is sent home . " I tell all of my guys to buy two bags of peas to ice the wound - 20 minutes on , 20 minutes off . A little Tylenol and Ibuprofen is enough to handle the pain . Typically , guys are back to normal behavior in one to three days . " Unlike some birth control methods for women , the vasectomy has little to no side effects . " Making sure you recover well is the important thing , otherwise , you might experience some excessive bleeding . Statisti- cally , it occurs in less than five percent of patients and we can treat it . What's even more rare is the vas deferens growing back . Life finds a way , " laughs Dr. Medway . Want to learn more about vasectomies ? Go online at alomerehealth.com to down- load Alomere's podcast : Head to Toe , episode 1 . Dr. Medway discusses the procedure , recovery , and outcomes in this 25- minute podcast . * sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429523005228?via%3Dihub D ALOMERE HEALTH It's better here . ALOMERE BR Urology Dr. Allen Medway , MD , MBA Alomere Health Alexandria Clinic Osakis Clinic Lakes E.N.T. Heartland Orthopedic Specialists