What the hell is going on here? A survey conducted by researchers at Frankfurt University in Germany found that men who’d gotten vasectomies also report improved sexual satisfaction.
Per the report, “The vasectomized men had significantly better results than the healthy historical comparison group in the IIEF [International Index of Erectile Function] domains of erectile function, orgasm, sexual desire, and intercourse satisfaction.” Women also reported that their partners who were sterilized reported more feelings of arousal than those whose partners remained fertile.
Increased sexual desire stems from not having to worry about pregnancy, diapers, college tuition and everything else that comes with having a baby. But don’t rush off to the urologist just yet, because the effect is far from guaranteed. In the realm of erectile function, orgasm, sexual desire, and intercourse satisfaction, only a little more than half of the participants experienced improvements.
Being sterilized is a life-changing decision, too. Men should only have a vasectomy when they’re 110 percent sure they no longer want to have children. Reversing a vasectomy is costly (anywhere from Ksh400,000 to Ksh 600,000) and imprecise (successful pregnancies occur in around 75 percent of men who undergo reversal within three years of getting a vasectomy, compared to just 30 percent in those who wait more than 15 years).
So if your sex life is suffering, maybe consider taking a vasectomy if you are ready and sure about it to enjoy sex better.