Vasectomy Reversal Success Rate
If you are considering reversing your vasectomy in hopes of having more children, it is important to understand the risks involved as well as accepting that a pregnancy may not be able to be achieved naturally. Vasectomy reversal success rates vary depending on several factors. These factors run the gamut from your age to the time span that has occurred since you received your vasectomy. Generally, in a healthy male, with a successful reversal vasectomy, a pregnancy can be achieved in about 76% of the cases.
Success rates vary based on three major factors. The first factor is which technique was used to perform the actual reversal. Another factor is how many years have lapsed between your vasectomy and your reversal. And lastly, it is extremely important to have your procedure done by a skilled and experienced surgeon. It is okay (and encouraged) to ask about their success rate (ask for documentation) and it is perfectly acceptable to choose to go to another physician if you are not thrilled with another surgeon’s results.
Remember, vasectomy reversals are not covered under most insurance companies, so you want to make sure that you are spending your money on a procedure that is being completed by a competent surgery with a high success rate. Concerning time intervals for a successful pregnancy, time is definitely not on your side. The longer you have had your vasectomy, the less likely your chance of a natural pregnancy is. If it has been less than 3 years since your vasectomy, you have a 76% chance of success, however; if your vasectomy was done over 15 years ago, your success rate decreases to 30%.
It is important to note that if you don’t have a positive vasectomy reversal success rate; it does not completely squash your chances of becoming a parent again. There are other viable options that you may choose. Invitro fertilization is most likely the next step that your physician will recommend. This suggestion is not usually recommended, however, until you have tried to become pregnant naturally for at least 12-18 months. So, there are many options you can choose from if you desire another pregnancy after a vasectomy.
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My husband got a vasectomy almost 6 years ago. What is the success rate of a reversal?
It depends on which doctor you use and their personal records, as well as your husband’s vas they are trying to reconnect. If you are both serious about it, he needs to check with his doctor for a referral. You can ask that uruologist ya’ll are referred to about his sucess rates. I did alot of online research before my husband had his. I know there are some doctors out there that guarantee reconnection sucess or they’ll redo the surgery. I saw one doctor (in FL I think) that had a 97% sucess rate. So it really depends on where you are, if you want to travel, and who ya’ll prefer for the surgery. One of the big things to check is how often they do the surgery. The best situation is someone that does it weekly, so they are more practiced at the surgery. The more they do it, the better your chance of a high sucess rate. If he does it, tell him to expect tenderness for about a month afterwards. Its not too bad, but he’ll need to take it easy for awhile.
