It’s not just nets getting snipped this month

Every March, a different kind of madness begins. Whether it’s called U Vas Madness or carries a cool ad slogan like “it’s hip to get snipped,” it’s urologists’ one shining moment: Vasectomy season.

And you thought only the nets got cut this time of year.

It’s a combination of things that brings this about: For most men, personal timing and the sports calendar happen to coincide perfectly. Then there are the deals. A D.C. area man with four daughters won a free vasectomy in a contest sponsored by 106.7 The Fan’s Junkies.

“If you’re a guy, no one wants to do it. We’re lazy,” Eric Bickel of the Junkies said. “But any excuse to sit around and watch TV works for most guys.”

At Obsidian Men’s Health in McLean, Virginia, you’d be a fool not to schedule a snip-snip the first week of the tournament. A concierge practice, Obsidian offers a spa-like experience, with patients awake and watching the games on big-screen TVs. The recovery room, its website says, is “equipped with comfortable robes and slippers, flat-screen TVs with Netflix, cappuccino and topshelf liquor. We’ll do everything we can to keep you comfortable after the procedure.”

At the University of Utah, March means all-hands-on with U Vas Madness running from March 16-31.

The procedure takes about 15 minutes to perform. The patient is usually out in 45 minutes and doctors advise two days of limited activity with an ice pack on the affected area. Patients are also advised to take it easy for another two weeks.