When men believe that they do not want any other children, they often get a vasectomy. It is true though, that over the half million men that go through with the vasectomy process in a year, at least five percent will change their minds and ask for a vasectomy reversal. Having this outpatient procedure done over the past twenty years has seen a ninety-nine percent success rate for men being able to reestablish their fertility. In order to increase the changes of a successful reversal, going to a vasectomy reversal expert to have the operation is the best idea. It has been shown in the research that when the microsurgery is performed by a skilled male reproductive medicine doctor that has the experience in this area, the success rate is raised.
In the past, TDI (therapeutic donor insemination) and IVF/ICSI (in-vetro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injects) were the only options for a couple in which the man had the vasectomy completed prior to deciding to want more children. The desire for the man to have his fertility restored led the path to successful vasectomy reversals. The reverse vasectomy is completed by reconnecting the disconnected tubes so that the sperm can travel down this path once more. Many couples are opting for a vasectomy reversal instead of the TDI or IVF/ICSI because the price for the process is not much lower than the price of other treatments.
The operation will be completed by a vasectomy reversal expert that will have the man put under anesthesia through the operation. The incision is made in the same spot as the vasectomy, about a two inch long incision into the scrotal skin. The scar tissue that is present on the ends of the vas deferens will be located and removed by the surgeon. Before going further, a sample of the fluid is extracted from the testicular end of the vas and placed on a glass slide for examination under a light microscope, right then. Deciding the method of micro surgical reconstruction is done once the doctor evaluates the results that he sees on the slide. Live sperm should appear on the slide since the testicles should have been producing it even after the original vasectomy.
When there are live sperm on the slide show it ensures that there is a 99% rate of success. Some patients may show different results after a vasectomy reversal. Some will have partial sperm or the absent of sperm with thin fluid. Thick and pasty fluids that lack no sperm are also seen on the slides. When the fluid is thick like this the epididymis has ruptured. Sperm is stored in this fourteen foot long single layer coil. When a sperm backup occurs that is very strong, it is possible for it to rupture. The result of this is an abundance of scar tissue, which causes a blocked epididymis. A clear path must be created in this case so that the sperm can once again be released so the blockage must be bypassed. If the bypass is not made, the reversal will fail.
Once the doctor has completed a successful vasectomy reversal, the many has full fertility almost immediately but they must stick to the recovery time that is given by the doctor. In order to have the best chance at a successful vasectomy reversal, it is important to have a skilled and experienced expert on your side. Once the recovery period is over, many men have been successful at having a child with their partner.
