Amid March Madness, there's something besides basketball many men are spending their time doing. Did you know March is one of the most popular months of the year for vasectomies? It's true.

More than half a million men have vasectomies every year, and many schedule it around the college basketball championships. In fact, the number of scheduled vasectomies jumps 50 percent the week that the NCAA tournament begins. Men know they'll have to take time recovering, so they decide to do it when they can be entertained with back-to-back college basketball games.

It's a trend urologists have seen over the past several years. "I've actually started asking them each year, 'Are you here for this specific purpose?' And well over half of them consistently will kind of grin and admit that's why they're there on this specific date," said Dr. Stephen Jones, a urologist a the Cleveland Clinic. Vasectomies are also more prevalent just before the Super Bowl as well.

Now, there's a new vasectomy procedure that's helping men recover faster. It's called Pro-Vas and cuts into the recovery time men spend on the couch.

Jason and Kerri Novak decided on the procedure to create permanent sterilization for their family. "I think once we had the second child, I kind of saw everything my wife went through as far as labor and childbirth and I thought maybe this was my chance to contribute," said Jason Novak. "I'm not nervous at all, so I'm actually anxious and ready for it."

Dr. Carl Olgetree with Houston Metro Urology performs the minimally invasive procedure. "It's a spring-loaded clip like a plier. We approach the sperm duct, the vas deferens (and with) one forward advancement, the clip is applied and it's pretty straightforward," said Dr. Olgetree. "Most guys feel that it wasn't as bad as they thought it was going to be."

The in-office procedure takes ten minutes or less, or about half the time a traditional vasectomy does. There's less swelling and faster recovery. Patients can even return to work the same day. That's great because with two small kids at home, it's nice to have both parents able to help out," said Kerri Novak.

It's also believed that because the Pro-Vas procedure is less invasive, a reversal would likely be more successful. "I know we feel this way now, and I'm certain that we're going to feel this way in the future, but you never know. You never know what might happen," Kerri Novak said.

Most vasectomies are covered by insurance.

Does it surprise you to hear many men schedule their vasectomies around March Madness? Would you be more likely to get it done with this faster procedure? Leave your thoughts below.

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Information courtesy of NBC News.