A 35-year-old father of 3 tells you that he wants information on a vasectomy. What would you tell him about ejaculate after a vasectomy?
A) There will be no ejaculate after a vasectomy.
B) There is no noticeable decrease in the amount of ejaculate even though it contains no sperm.
C) There is a marked decrease in the amount of ejaculate and it contains no sperm.
D) There is a marked increase in the amount of ejaculate even though it contains no sperm.
Ans: B
Feedback: Seminal fluid is manufactured predominantly in the seminal vesicles and prostate gland, which are unaffected by vasectomy, so no noticeable decrease in the amount of ejaculate occurs (volume decreases approximately 3%), even though it contains no spermatozoa.
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