Procedural Steps

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This is an overview of the major steps in the no-scalpel vasectomy procedure:

I. Consent, time out, positioning, sterile field

II. Administer anesthesia

III. Isolate vas deferens in ringed clamp

IV. Expose bare vas deferens by stripping away surrounding fascia

V. Excise a 1cm section of vas and cauterize the remaining free ends

VI. Perform fascial interposition, if desired

VII. Repeat on other vas deferens

Final Procedural Steps

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