Editing Vasectomy (section)

===Psychological effects===
A 1990 study indicated that some 90% of men are generally reported in reviews as being satisfied with having had a vasectomy,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Thonneau|first=P|author2=D'isle, B|title=Does vasectomy have long-term effects on somatic and psychological health status?|journal=International Journal of Andrology|year=1990|volume=13|issue=6|pages=419–432|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2605.1990.tb01050.x|pmid=2096110|doi-access=free}}</ref> while 7–10% of people regret their decision.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Labrecque|first=Michel|author2=Paunescu, Cristina |author3=Plesu, Ioana |author4=Stacey, Dawn |author5= Légaré, France|display-authors=3 |title=Evaluation of the effect of a patient decision aid about vasectomy on the decision-making process: a randomized trial|journal=Contraception|year=2010|volume=82|issue=6|pages=556–562|doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2010.05.003|pmid=21074020}}</ref>

Younger people who receive a vasectomy are significantly more likely to regret and seek a reversal of their vasectomy, with one study showing people in their twenties being 12.5 times more likely to undergo a vasectomy reversal later in life (and including some who chose sterilization at a young age). Pre-vasectomy counseling is often emphasised for younger patients.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Potts|first=J.M.|author2=Pasqualotto, F.F.|author3=Nelson, D.|author4=Thomas, A.J.|author5=Agarwal, A.|journal=The Journal of Urology|date=June 1999|volume=161|issue=6|pages=1835–1839|doi=10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68819-2|url=http://www.ccf.org/ReproductiveResearchCenter/docs/agradoc64.pdf|pmid=10332448|title=Patient Characteristics Associated with Vasectomy Reversal|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303145116/http://www.ccf.org/ReproductiveResearchCenter/docs/agradoc64.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Dohle 159–163">{{Cite journal |last1=Dohle |first1=Gert R. |last2=Diemer |first2=Thorsten |last3=Kopa |first3=Zsolt |last4=Krausz |first4=Csilla |last5=Giwercman |first5=Aleksander |last6=Jungwirth |first6=Andreas |last7=European Association of Urology Working Group on Male Infertility|display-authors=3 |date=January 2012 |title=European Association of Urology guidelines on vasectomy |journal=European Urology |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=159–163 |doi=10.1016/j.eururo.2011.10.001 |issn=1873-7560 |pmid=22033172}}</ref>