He performs the procedure approximately 14 times a day and 70 times a week. It only takes him a matter of minutes each time and it鈥檚 painless for his patients.
On Monday, Dr. Ron Weiss hit a new milestone. He completed his 50,000th vasectomy.
It鈥檚 not just the number of vasectomies he鈥檚 provided that鈥檚 impressive, it鈥檚 how he does them.
Dr. Weiss doesn鈥檛 use a scalpel or a needle for his work. Instead, the Ottawa doctor uses a 鈥渇reezing鈥� technique called jet injection to numb the area. He then makes a tiny hole in the scrotum with a special instrument to access the vas deferens, or duct where the sperm comes out, and cuts it.
鈥淵ou have a procedure that literally takes minutes. It鈥檚 painless, has a very low rate of complication and is the most effective form of birth control,鈥� Dr. Weiss told CTV Ottawa on Wednesday. 鈥淢en are stepping up to the plate.鈥�
Dr. Weiss was one of the first two physicians trained in the technique in Canada and began using it in his practice in 1992.
Although he loves to moonlight as a musician in his spare time, with his third album due to be released soon, Dr. Weiss said his true passion is the work he does at the clinic.
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 do this if it wasn鈥檛 fun and it is fun,鈥� he said with a smile.
With a report from CTV Ottawa鈥檚 Joanne Schnurr
