Audio story | One man's vasectomy

Chris Brunner Senior Content Producer for hospitals and clinical services at Nuffield Health More by this author
Fertility Men's Health
Monday 19 October 2015
A year since first discussing it with his wife, Jason Tooley is about to get a vasectomy. We go inside the operating theatre to hear what it's really like to get the snip.

Jason and Kerry Tooley have a happy and healthy 14-month-old son, Jake. With him in their lives, they are content and ready to call their family complete. Like so many couples approaching their mid-40's they're looking at the big picture - they still want an active sex life, but feel the opportunity for more children has passed.

Self pay for vasectomy

For serving Royal Marine Jason, that means getting a vasectomy.

It just so happens that the surgeon preparing to sterilise Jason is Mr Anthony Lambert, a Consultant General Surgeon at Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital and an old military mate whom he met during a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The Tooley family at the park
Jake and Jason at the park
Jake and Kerry at the park
The Tooley family at the park
Jason calls for Jake at the park
Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital
Mr Anthony Lamber makes his way to theatre
Jason receives a health check prior to his vasectomy
Mr Anthony Lambert relaxes prior to operating on Jason
Anthony prepares the anaesthetic
Jason on the operating table
Mr Anthony Lambert performs a vasectomy on Jason
Jason's face during his vasectomy
Jason pulls up his jeans post vasectomy

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