Canadian Men’s Clinic

Warning! Please do not go to this clinic. I don’t normally give bad reviews, but this was one of the worst experiences in my life.
I contacted this clinic to get info on a No Scapel Vasectomy. I spoke to a Katrina over the phone, who provided some information about the procedure after which she asked if I was interested in booking an appt, to which I agreed. She advised me that a $ 50 deposit was required, and I provided my CC info… so far so good!
NOW COME THE SHENANIGANS: My appt was scheduled for 7:30 on July 22, so i get there, and I make a payment of $ 199, the balance I guess is covered by OHIP.
They show me a video and and then I get taken in the room by a DR. Emile Hirshberg after my area has been properly numbed. The Doc starts the procedure by telling whats going to happen, then he’s feeling around saying «this shoudnt hurt at all» …it hurt everytime… and I try to be a man about this thing, but letting out audible groans, to which her shouts «MORE FREEZING». Then this is an actual quote he says «I cant find it on the left side, I have to go in right away!» In my head, i’m thinking this sounds like i’m in an ER! Keep in mind I’m not looking down there at all. All the while hes tryng to find the «tube» and cnt find it, and I’m in pain. Then he says «dont mind all the brown stuff» What! What brown stuff? Bloodd? Isnt there supposed to be blood? Is there too much,? Still not looking! Then he takes off his gloves and puts on a new pair. he says «I’m going to try one more time!» Ok Doc! go get it! After several more painful attempts, he says sorry, cant do it. Call this number, you can come to Guelph and I can put you under nd get it done. After about 10 seconds, sooo you want to come guelph? I say «let me think about it», keep in mind, I’m still laying on the table with gauze on my exposed bleeding scrotum and penis taped to my belly. So he says NP, think about it, change the gauze, and the puncture will heal by the next day. he says sorry but the ladies will refund your money.
AND FOR THE FINALE: I clean myself up and go into the prep room. A lady comes in and says sorry about that we’re going to refund $ 199 but of course we’ll keep the $ 50 non refundable deposit! I wish was a skilled enough wordsmith to describe the look I gave this lady, but I asked why would you keep a deposit for a service that could not be provided? Its our policy, was the answer. I asked them to show where in the literature it says that there is a policy that would keep a deposit whether or not the service is performed… of course she couldnt. I asked for a supervisor, and another lady came in, whothen tried to tell me that I was told that it was non refundable, and gave an example of if i cancelled or rescheduled, the deposit would be forfeit. I asked her if she was comparing cancellation o me coming in, and having the doctor cut my scrotum open, then say sorry, come to Guelph? Her response? Well its not really a cut! Really? You realllllly want to pull that thread? Anyway, the entire experience was a debacle… I did not get my deposit back, but I fully intend to take this further, as Clinics like this cannot continue to operate in this manner.
Go there at your own detriment!

Had a Vasectomy there today performed by Dr. Blumenfeld. Everything went great.
The precession started a couple of weeks ago with my over-​the-​phone consultation.
(Since I would be driving in from over an hour away, this was an ideal option for consultation.)
It was basically just explaining the process and answering questions I had.
When the day came for the task at hand, I arrived about 10 minutes before my appointment. Sat down with the receptionist and filled out paperwork and finalized payment.
I was then taken to a private waiting room where I was given a patch to apply to the area to begin the numbing process.
After a few minutes the nurse arrived to explain the process and recovery do’s and don’ts.
Soon after that the Dr. Came in and explained what he was going to do and again asked if I had any concerns.
He explained possible complications, odds, and what can contribute to that.
After that we were off to the surgical room.
He explained the process as he was performing it which took no more than 5 minutes.
As far as pain, I «felt» one needle (of what I think was 5). That was the only thing I felt for the entire process, and it was just a mild pinch and nothing of concern at all.
The vasectomy was over before I knew it.
Dr. Blumenfeld was very nice, made me feel very relaxed through the entire process and was very funny.
I would absolutely recommend this clinic and Dr. Blumenfeld to friends.

Do not do this boys!!!
Google scrotal hematoma images.
Going on 3 weeks without being able to stand or walk.
I will be off work for three months… Had to take an ambulance the night of procedure to emerge.
3 month recovery and my hematoma is the size of a large orange.
Great work dr. Dingleberry…
Horrific experience!

Canadian Men’s Clinic is an uptown medical clinic at Yonge/​Eglinton that deals with issues of male sexuality. I went there in December 2010. To balance privacy concerns and need for content out, I would like to state the following:
Privacy:
The clinic management is very concerned about privacy issues, that’s why you get a unique patient number and you will not have your name associated with the file (as far as I understood the process). I liked that a lot and only for that the clinic would deserve at least four stars.
Appointments:
You can get appointments there rather quickly, within 2 weeks.
Medical personnel:
I was there twice.
* First visit, one of the doctors, Dr. Weisbrod (he must be older than 70 years), talked to me and I felt understood and appreciated. He addressed all my concerns with appropriate medication but he also «warmly» recommended a psychotherapist («if you really want to address this, start talking to her today!!» — sic!) in the uptown neighbourhood, Ellen Starr who runs
for ages. I am super happy I met her and followed Dr. Weisbrod’s advise. Again 4 – 5 stars for the clinic.
* Second visit, I don’t remember the name of the doctor. He said, he could not address this in this clinic, but gave me his personal number and promised, he could help me in another clinic. I was embarrassed as I thought he behaved not loyal to the clinic he works for.
Altogether, my issues have been addressed, although I think this is very dependent on the doctor and on my courage to do something.

Warning this review may be a bit graphic for the menfolk so for the squamish I’ll suggest that maybe instead they read another review, perhaps this?
For the rest of you that have the balls (sorry I couldn’t resist) let’s do this!
Condom’s are at best a necessary evil. They smell, they’re ackward and they are certainly a buzzkill in the spontaneity department.
As hubby and myself became tired of the constant slapstick fumbling and bumbling with prophylactics we decide upon vasectomy as the best option for our marital coital situation.
Hubby decided to do his research and was attracted to the fact that Candian’s Men Clinic offers the no scalpel and no needle vasectomy method, which is less painful, less invasive and less time consuming with regard to the procedure itself and the recovery downtime.
The first visit was a consultation (about 20 minutes) to ensure that hubby is sure that he is making the right decision and he is given a discussion about all the pros and cons and what to expect of the procedure. The consult is covered by OHIP, the actual procedure however is not. Hubby rationalizes that although the scalpel free charges a fee (versus hospitalization vasectomy by a urologist is covered) he feels that in the end the scalpel free will be the best option for himself.
The clinic itself was very clean and the staff are incredibly pleasant.
The day of hubby’s vasectomy, he was brought to one of the procedural rooms. Hubby was told to lay on a bed while a sheet was draped across his raised knees to obscure whatever maybe be going on below. A potent local gel anesthetic was applied to the general area which subsequently completely numbs the groin. Next a small puncture is made in the scrotum and the doctor fishes out the vas deferens with his fingers. The procedure lasted no more than 30 minutes and breezed along easily as the doctor was cordially chatty and hubby felt so much at ease that he pretty much forgot what he was doing there until he smelt burning flesh which was actually the good doctor cauterizing the vas deferens to ensure his «little guys» don’t complete they’re mission to try and fertilize my eggs.
After the vasectomy there was barely any downtime as the tiny puncture healed so quickly, but hubby still took the day off, perhaps in a show of respect to his bollocks and his now defunct army of sperm. He did complain of minor phantom groin pains as was discussed by the doctor beforehand, but that was more psychological than physical and dissipated within a few days. The follow-​up from the clinic was great as they sent hubby home with two specimen jars to collect semen samples and be tested at two month intervals to ensure that indeed hubby is now «shooting blanks». Funny enough hubby conveniently kept the yet-​to-​be-​filled sample jars on stand-​by next to our PC…
All-​in-​all hubby can’t sing enough praises about the Canadian Men’s Clinic. They are professional, efficient and they made a so called dreaded vasectomy experience pretty much a cake walk. Now our only concern is what to do with our stock pile of condoms?