VasectomyPain.Org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_vasectomy_pain_syndrome - the Wikipedia entry for PVPS, while brief, does list many references. 

http://www.dadsagain.com/ - a site advertising the services of Dr. Sheldon Marks and Dr. Peter Burrows for Vasectomy reversals. I include it here as they have done many reversals for pain. (not only for men seeking to regain fertility) They have an informational site to describe post-vasectomy pain issues at: http://www.post-vasectomy-pain.com/

http://postvasectomypain.com/ - a site written for an urologist (Dr. Neil Pollock) who performs vasectomies as well as vasectomy reversals - for Canadians, but still helpful

To its webmaster’s credit, www.vasectomy-information.com is comprehensive and lists the most common risks and the less common risk of post-vasectomy pain syndrome. Few other sites can match the detail and medical references of this website.

(See http://www.vasectomy-information.com/moreinfo/risks.htm)

The best review article for PVPS: http://www.andrologyjournal.org/cgi/content/full/24/3/293

A forum featuring PVPS questions:

http://www.vasectomy-information.com/wordpress/?cat=14

Our PVP support group is here:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/VasectomyPain/

http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Vasectomy.html has alot of post-vasectomy questions and answers. There are certainly a lot of men out there with the same questions. 

1. J Urol 1997 Feb:157(2):518-20 Vasectomy reversal for treatment of the post-vasectomy pain syndrome.
2. BJU Int. 2007 Dec;100(6):1330-3. Epub 2007 Sep 10. The incidence of chronic scrotal pain after vasectomy: a prospective audit.
3. J Urol 1996 Apr;155(4):1284-1286; Questionnaire-based outcomes study of nononcological post-vasectomy complications.
4. Br J Urol 1992 Feb;69(2):188-191; Chronic testicular pain following vasectomy.
5. Br J Urol 1991 Oct;68(4):407-413; Epididymectomy for post-vasectomy pain: histological review.
6. J Urol 1985 Sep;134(3):494-497; A late post-vasectomy syndrome.
7. Early and late morbidity after vasectomy: a comparison of chronic scrotal pain at 1 and 10 years. BJU Int. 2004 Mar;93(4):571-4.
   

Here is the main problem with post-vasectomy pain. Its incidence for a given man cannot be predicted before the procedure and the consequences can be devastating.

A rare outcome? If it is 5%, then 25,000 new sufferers are created each year in the U.S. alone. Over 70% of men are satisfied with their vasectomy. (Some studies list over 90% satisfaction rates.) Clearly, those that develop chronic pain are not.