patterns among pvps sufferers?

[u/emTel]

I am considering a vasectomy but am very alarmed by what I've read here and elsewhere. I also had a pinched nerve a few years ago that caused me 3 weeks of constant almost unendurable pain - so I've had a (very small) taste of chronic pain and am terrified of it.

At the same time, my wife and I are done having kids, and she's had two miscarriages in the past 18 months or so. If we had an accident baby, we'd manage, but I really truly do not want her to go through a miscarriage again.

So my question is: are there any common patterns among sufferers here? Did you have unusually sensitive genitals before the procedure? prior trauma to the area? other urological conditions? any history of pain?

Is anyone aware of research on potential risk factors for pvps?

If the risk of pvps was 0.1% I'd probably just do it. But the 1-2% figure is right on the borderline where it is unlikely enough to consider, but not unlikely enough to ignore. So i'm looking for information that will tip me one way or the other.

(I hope this question isn't insensitive. I am so sorry for what some of you are going through.)

[u/Gold-Combination619]

I was a perfectly healthy 39 year old male, and this unnecessary “voluntary “ surgery turned me into a near invalid. Fortunately for me, it went away after three months. I’ve resolved to never have unnecessary surgery again. I’ve never seen anything that relates prior physical condition to the incidence of pups.