Vasectomy Reversal Success Rate

Advances in microsurgical techniques, in addition to improved instruments and suture materials, have resulted in greatly improved vasectomy reversal success rates.

When selecting a urologist for a vasectomy reversal, it is wise to ask:

1. the technique to be used

2. how many of this technique the urologist has performed

3. what is the urologist's success rate with this technique.

Microsurgical vasectomy reversal does require additional training.

The success rate of vasectomy reversal and the pregnancy rate vary in each case.

After a vasectomy reversal, the chance of achieving the presence of sperm in the semen is high, however, this does not guarantee pregnancy. Other factors, such as potency of the sperm released in the seminal fluid, come into play.

Also, statistics have shown that success rates can vary, depending on the time span between the vasectomy and the vasectomy reversal:

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