ZUSAMMENFASSUNG EINER STUDIE

Nichts Neues unter der Sonne: Die Untersuchungen zeigen klar, dass Männer, die unter dem Post-Vasektomie-Schmerzsyndrom leiden, keine wirklich guten Chancen auf Schmerzfreiheit haben, da man nicht weiss, was die Schmerzen genau auslöst. Hier die Zusammenfassung einer Studie: «Postvasectomy pain syndrome is a poorly defined entity that although uncommon, presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge for physicians. Although the definitive cause for postvasectomy pain may be unclear, it is evident that traditional treatments such as antibiotics, excisional surgery, and chronic pain medication are unlikely to result in a successful outcome. Multimodal therapy, including nerve blocks, medical management, psychiatric referral, and in select patients, vasectomy reversal, are most likely to result in improvement in the quality of life for these men. Further investigations of vasectomy associated autoimmunity and the origins of neuropathic pain will hopefully provide insight into the etiology and focal therapy for these patients' pain.» (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/j.1939-4640.2003.tb02675.x).

Tragisch ist auch, dass in dieser Studie zugegeben wird, dass fast ZEHN PROZENT der vasektomierten Männer Schmerzen entwickeln, dies aber als «kleiner Anteil» gesehen wird: However, only a small percentage of postvasectomy patients (less than 10%) develop PVPS.»