Survey: Choice of male contraception method

Male sterilisation is a well-known contraception method​ which 5,500 men​ undergo​ ​annually in Denmark (2015 numbers).
 
​By sterilisation,​ ​sperm cells produced in the testicles are prevented from entering​ the semen​ (ejaculate)​ by​ a​ blockage of vas deferens. Sterilisation prevents​ fertilization by intercourse.
 
​The sterilisation​ procedure​ is performed in a hospital or a urology clinic and is reimbursed (DKK 5,261 in 2015). The reversal procedure is not covered by​ Danish reimbursement​ schemes.
 
This survey should clarify the level of interest for a new method compared ​to traditional male sterilisation as described below. One of 4 questions in the survey relates to your choice of method if they were both available.
 
Traditional male sterilisation (vasectomy) ​New male sterilisation method (under development)
  • By surgery, two surgical incisions, one on each side of the scrotum, is made to locate the vas deferens.
  • The vas deferens is cut or burned​ ​with laser to block the passage. When​ ​vas deferens​ ​is cut, the​ two ends​ ​will be sewed together and​ ​a section of the vas deferens​ ​removed. Most often, one end of the vas deferens​ is​ "wrapped"​ in the​ membrane surrounding​ vas​ deferens.​ The same applies when vas deferens is cut by laser​ and the ends​ are fastened.
  • The procedure that may vary by clinic​ will leave a tiny scar​ on each side of the scrotum.
  • The procedure is performed​ under​ local or​ general anesthesia​ and​ will​ not​ require sick leave or hospitalization.
  • Complications are rare. In some cases, one can experience scrotum pains the first days after surgery. There may be bleeding or other discomfort from the​​ wounds. The most common side effect is transient blood accumulation and swelling in the scrotum.
  • Sterilisation should be considered a permanent birth control procedure meaning that reversal will include yet another surgical​ procedure to reconnect the vas deferens.
  • ​A thin, flexible plastic tubing (a scope)​ is inserted to urethra to find the vas deferens in each side.
  • A device is placed in the vas deferens to block the passage.
  • The procedure will include cleaning to make the urethral opening sterile. Following this, a numbing gel will be introduced and the scope will be​ carefully inserted into the urethra​. During the procedure, salt water may be added via a thin channel of the scope for a clear view to place the device in vas deferens.
  • The procedure will be performed under local​ anesthesia using a numbing gel and will not require sick leave or hospitalization.
  • Complications will be rare. In some cases, one can experience a mild burning in the urethra when the numbing gel is introduced and a​ little discomfort as the scope is inserted to the long and "bending" urethra. The most common side effect is expected to be a mild burning when passing urine the first few days after​ ​the procedure.
  • The new method is reversible and would require a repetition of the procedure for extracting the device from vas deferens in each side.
1.​Which male contraception method would you choose if they were both available?(Required.)
2.Gender?(Required.)
3.What's your relationship status?(Required.)
4.How old are you?(Required.)