Vasectomy’s efficacy rate exceeds 98%.
To dispel these misconceptions, we set out to investigate the interplay between expectations and pain perception during vasectomy. At a primary care centre in the UK, we considered No-Scalpel Vasectomy patients from March 2015 to May 2018. The mean age of patients was 39.87±6.22 (range 23–65) years. At the end of the procedure, they were asked to rate their preoperative expectation of pain (expected pain, EP), pain experienced from the anaesthetic needle (needle pain, NP) and pain experienced during the procedure (operative…