The nurse is conducting discharge teaching with a client who has undergone a vasectomy in the health care provider's office. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the discharge instructions?
A)May have temporary erectile dysfunction (ED) because of postoperative swelling.
B)Should continue to use other methods of birth control for 6 weeks.
C)Should not have sexual intercourse until his 6-week follow-up visit.
D)Will notice a decrease in the appearance and volume of his ejaculate.

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Because it takes about 6 weeks to evacuate sperm that are distal to the vasectomy site, the client should use contraception for 6 weeks. ED that occurs after vasectomy is psychological in origin and not related to postoperative swelling. The client does not need to abstain from intercourse. The appearance and volume of the ejaculate are not changed because sperm are a minor component of the ejaculate.

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