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During a vasectomy<\/a>, the tube which carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra (the tube in the penis) is cut. Once this happens, sperm can\u2019t get into the semen or out of the body. But where do they go?<\/p>\n Sperm are still produced by the man\u2019s testicles, but they are absorbed back into the body in a way that is harmless. The lining of the epididymis, the coiled tube behind the testes, absorbs most of the sperm, similar to if the man simply couldn\u2019t have sex for a long time.<\/p>\n The testicles will continue to produce the male hormone testosterone, and a man\u2019s sex drive, sensation and ability to have an erection won\u2019t be affected \u2013 the only difference is that there is no sperm in the semen.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth saying that this doesn\u2019t happen immediately \u2013 it can take several weeks to clear the sperm, because some stay in the tubes after the procedure. For most men, sperm will be cleared by around 12 weeks after the procedure, but contraception needs to be used until the semen is tested and found to be clear.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your questions email us at questions@sciencefocus.com (don\u2019t forget to include your name and location)<\/em><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Dr Nish Manek Published: Monday, 10 January 2022 at 12:00 am During a vasectomy, the tube which carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra (the tube in the penis) is cut. Once this happens, sperm can\u2019t get into the semen or out of the body. But where do they go? Sperm are still […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":897,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy.jpg",1200,536,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy-300x134.jpg",300,134,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy-768x343.jpg",768,343,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy-1024x457.jpg",800,357,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy.jpg",1200,536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/01\/what-happens-to-my-sperm-after-a-vasectomy.jpg",1200,536,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Dr Nish Manek Published: Monday, 10 January 2022 at 12:00 am During a vasectomy, the tube which carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra (the tube in the penis) is cut. Once this happens, sperm can\u2019t get into the semen or out of the body. But where do they go? Sperm are still…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/896"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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