Reversing Vasectomies

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The team sought the expertise of Dr. Louis-based urologist who pioneered microsurgery for reverse vasectomies in humans and had been successful in vasectomizing and then subsequently reversing vasectomies in South American bush dogs at the St. You need to consider carefully whether sterility is what you really want, as reversing a vasectomy is not a straightforward operation.

Many women seeking to get pregnant often look for advice from gynecologists, who, Werthman contends, are usually more familiar with female infertility treatments and aren’t aware of the success rates for reversing a vasectomy. Of course, reversing a vasectomy isn’t always a quick procedure.

Reversing a vasectomy is considered so reliable that as early as the mid-1990s, some clinics advertised money-back guarantees on vasectomy reversals, and several private practice physicians and clinics still offer it today.

Today, men who have their vasectomies reversed have a 43 percent chance of getting their partners pregnant, according to a March 2002 study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.

“There’s a pervasive opinion from family docs that vasectomies aren’t reversible,” Werthman says.

With recent advances in microsurgical vasectomy reversal techniques, even men who have undergone vasectomies can have a chance to produce another child. 5% to 10% of all men who undergo vasectomies will eventually choose to have a vasectomy reversal.

Vasectomies are commonly performed in order to pernmanently induce male infertility.

For more information about vasectomies, contact your doctor and visit vasectomy.com. It is estimated that up to 10% of men who underwent vasectomies and up to 25% of women who underwent tubal ligations end up seeking a reversal.

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