Things to consider before you decide to undergo Vasectomy reversal

Are you thinking about having more children? Have you remarried and want to start a new family? You can now do all this in spite of undergoing a vasectomy earlier. Vasectomy reversal is a procedure through which it becomes possible for couples to become pregnant. The reverse vasectomy helps to reverse the process of male contraception and which will allow for a man to father children. It happens with many men that they change their mind or their circumstances change and they want more children.

Even though vasectomy reversal is a common procedure and has a success rate of about 95% sometimes it can be unsuccessful. Similar to other surgeries the success of vasectomy reversal is not guaranteed. Also, even if the surgery was successful there are no guarantees that successful pregnancy will follow. Before you plan to go for this expensive procedure, it is important to find out about the vasectomy reversal success rates.

There are many things which affect the success rate of a vasectomy reversal surgery. One must keep in mind the following things and ask relevant questions to the physician before they plan for reversal of vasectomy.

1)       The age of the patient during the original vasectomy and during the vasectomy reversal operation will have an impact on the chance of success. The older the patient during the reversal procedure, it will reduce the vasectomy reversal success rates.

2)       The status of health of the patient and his lifestyle choices will also affect the chances of success of reverse vasectomy. There are many health factors such as drinking, smoking and other health issues that can have an impact on the fertility and will affect your chances of getting pregnant in spite of the vasectomy reversal operation being a success.

3)       The number of years that have elapsed since the original vasectomy was done will also affect the vasectomy reversal success rates. The greater will be the chance of success if the time period between original vasectomy and the reversal vasectomy is less.

4)       The quality of the original vasectomy will affect the vasectomy reversal success rate. If the previous surgery has been done by a skilled surgeon who has performed the operation with finesse, it becomes easier for the surgeon performing the vasectomy reversal to join the vas deferens tubes easily. In cases where the surgeon has not made a clean cut while severing the vas deferens tubes, it can become difficult to reattach the tubes and will cause a lot of scarring and can also increase the chances of future blockage.

5)       Last but not least, the expertise of the micro surgeon is an extremely important factor that will affect the vasectomy reversal success rate. The skill of the micro surgeon and his experience will help to rectify many issues which were created by an imperfect vasectomy and will increase the success rates of vasectomy reversal.