The Truth about Vasectomy Reversal Statistics
Vasectomy reversal is something that you need to think about before setting up an appointment with a vasectomy surgeon. Vasectomy reversal statistics seem to indicate that it doesn’t really matter how many years have passed since your original vasectomy surgery. There have been documented cases of successful vasectomy reversals even after 40 years have passed. However, you probably have a better chance for a viable pregnancy if your reversal procedure was done in the past 10 years. You also are better off to select a surgeon who has extensive training in the field and has many years of microsurgery behind him. The surgery itself involves delicate tubal reconstruction and you want to have only the best surgeon performing the procedure.
When your surgeon performs your vasectomy reversal, he is looking for active sperm at the vasectomy site. If he discovers numerous active sperm, the success rate is 98%. On the other hand, the potency rate falls to 90% if your tubes are blocked and contain very few active sperm. Either way, there is a good chance that your vasectomy will be a success. The chances for pregnancy are about 75% when the sperm site is active and about 60% when your tubes are blocked.
There are certain factors that will affect your chances of a successful vasectomy reversal. There is more chance for success if your original vasectomy was performed fairly recently, prior attempts at pregnancy were successful with the same partner, that your overall general health is good and that the surgical site contained active sperm. On the other hand, the success rate drops when your tubes are blocked, when your vas deferens is shortened, and/or when one or both of your testicles are small in size. These conditions are often not discovered until after the actual surgery takes place so it may be some time before your individual success rate is known.
As you can see, vasectomy reversal statistics depend on several factors that you need to think about before scheduling your surgery. Nothing in life is guaranteed but it never hurts to explore ways to increase your chances of becoming a father again. Statistically, this surgery carries the same risks as any surgery and there are complications that can occur during your recovery period.
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