The literal meaning of vas deferens is carrying away vessel as Vas deferens is Latin for Carrying away vessel and ductus deferens is Latin for Carrying away duct.
You can touch your vas deferens by feeling your testicles as the vas deferens is a little tube which runs up from the top of each testicle and a normal vas deferens will feel like a firm piece of cooked spaghetti.
You can feel for any changes above each of your testicles.
The three functions of vas deferens is to produce sperm, maintain sperm and transport the sperm cells and semen.
The sperm cells are reproductive male cells in the male body and the semen is the protective fluid around the sperm.
The 3 layers of the vas deferens are an inner longitudinal layer, a thick intermediate circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer.
A vas deferens is a long tube that is made from fiber and muscle tissue and it's main purpose is to transport sperm.
Typically, you have a vas deferens (also called a sperm duct or a ductus deferens) in each testicle.
The job of these ducts is to move sperm away from its storage place in the testicle.
The vas deferens is a little tube that runs up from the top of each testicle.
A normal vas deferens feels like a firm piece of cooked spaghetti.
You can feel for changes above each testicle.
Once the vas deferens is removed or are cut, sperm can't get into the semen or out of the body.
The testes still make sperm, but the sperm die and are absorbed by the body.
A person who has had a vasectomy still makes semen and is able to ejaculate.
But the semen doesn't contain sperm.
When the male vasa deferentia are blocked, it prevents the sperm from entering into the seminal glands or the ejaculate (semen).
No sperms in the semen means no fertilization with the egg.
This process of blocking vas deferens is a means of birth control which is called vasectomy.
Accidental injuries and their effects in the inguinal region are inevitable and unpredictable and iatrogenic lesions may impair the performance of the vas deferens for long periods.
In this type of injuries, even a slight injury to the muscular layers or mucous layer can affect fertility.
An iatrogenic injury to the vas deferens during adult open inguinal herniorrhaphy is rare.
Mechanisms of vasal injury include partial or complete transection, fracture, thermal or crush injury, compression, and excessive tension from a foreign body such as mesh, leading to obstruction and ischemia.
There is a remote possibility that A cut vas deferens will reattach on their own.
When this happens, the cut ends of your tubes find their way back to each other and fuse.
Then, small channels form in the scar tissue, allowing sperm to wiggle through.
If that sounds concerning, don't worry.
Vasitis is a rare disorder characterized by inflammation of the vas deferens.
It presents with scrotal or inguinal pain/swelling, mimicking the more commonly occurring conditions such as epididymitis, orchitis, testicular torsion or an incarcerated inguinal hernia.