Tune into the latest podcast from HealthCert Education, as Dr Raj Selvarajan discusses non-scalpel vasectomy and walks through what you can expect in terms of costs, set-up requirements, patient demand, billing potential, and the broader clinical and business benefits of offering vasectomy as part of general practice.
“The vasectomy bug will get you — and once it gets you, it doesn’t let go.”
In this episode of HealthCert’s GP Insights podcast, Dr Raj Selvarajan (a Specialist General Practitioner and Course Director for the HealthCert Education Advanced Workshop of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy) addresses one of the most frequently asked questions he hears from colleagues considering integrating vasectomy services into their practice: Is it worth the investment?
“If you’re serious about offering vasectomies, you can break even after just 15 to 20 procedures.”
Dr Selvarajan has been performing vasectomy procedures since 2007, after establishing the first no-scalpel vasectomy service in north-east England. He has since led clinics across the UK and now operates scalpel-free vasectomy clinics in Brisbane and Mackay.
In this insightful episode, Dr Selvarajan covers:
"It’s not just about patient outcomes — it’s about job satisfaction for doctors, too. And vasectomy offers that in spades. Some doctors choose to do vasectomies and nothing else because the satisfaction is so high.”
“You’d be surprised how many patients are looking for a vasectomy. Once they start exploring contraceptive options, it becomes a very important consideration. And people always think it's 50-year-old men [who seek a vasectomy], but actually your target market is 30- to 50-year-old women who have had children and don't want to have any more children."
Dr Raj Selvarajan delivers HealthCert Education's one-day workshop which provides practical experience in the foundations of no-scalpel vasectomy procedures for GPs.
The workshop is a smart, flexible, and career-enriching opportunity for GPs in Australia, with workshops available three times a year in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. If you're looking to enhance your procedural scope or offer more complete care for male patients, this weekend workshop can help you make vasectomy a valuable part of your clinical offering.
Or learn how to get trained in vasectomy as a GP in Australia
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