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Can all vasectomies be reversed?
Considering a pure surgical point a view, all vasectomies can be reversed.
The real questions is about the success of vasectomies reversed.
In the next, we will not consider the
vasectomy reversal failure caused by too many years between the initial surgery and the reversal attempt or
poor patient's condition. By poor patient's condition we mean, for example, but not only, a damaged tissue
that cannot be reconnected or an associated disease, such as varicocele, that impairs sperm production.
Statistic reveals two main reasons that may cause the impairment of
vasectomy reversals success rate. On one hand, failure may occur because of scarring at the surgery site or
imprecise suture placement. Another main reason is a blockage in the epididymis that was not recognized or bad performed.
The first cause is close related to surgeon skills and experience. This is the reason we encourage you to search carefully
when you
choose a doctor (surgeon) for your vasectomy reversal.
The second cause is also related to surgeon experience, but also in connection in technique used. In the past,
epididymis blockage or removal of a large segment of the vas deferens during the vasectomy was considered to be
too complicated, and by consequence, unlikely to be successful. However, the today development of new microsurgical
techniques has provided surgeons a way to bypass an epididymal blockage and correct a shortened vas deferens.
These new techniques have eliminated many
vasectomy reversal risks and have led to improved
vasectomy reversal pregnancy rate even in the most delicate cases.
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