This procedure requires a hospital visit, and an operation. A small incision is made near the navel, and the Fallopian tubes are sealed using bands, clips or an electrical current. This method of birth control works by preventing the sperm reaching the mature egg released by the ovary. This procedure seals a man's vas deferens, the tube that transports sperm from the scrotum to his urethra, from which they are expelled from the body during ejaculation. It can be done in the hospital, or in the doctor's office.
Local anaesthetic is injected, to numb the area.
A small incision is made in the scrotum, and a section of the vas deferens is removed. Both ends of the vas deferens are then sealed. This method of birth control works by blocking the release of sperm by the man. Sperm do not build up, but rather are reabsorbed by the man's body. A man can still ejaculate, but it will not contain sperm.