You'll find that a vasectomy reversal is more likely to be successful the sooner that it is undertaken. It is believed the ideal time period to have a reverse vasectomy is the initial three years from the time that you first underwent your vasectomy. Your chances for a successful vasectomy reversal will slowly begin to deteriorate the more time passes by after these opening three years.



When you undergo a vasectomy reversal, the surgeon will perform either a vasovasostomy or a vasoepididymostomy. With a vasovasostomy, the surgeon will attempt to sew your vas deferens back together. This is the most likely procedure that your surgeon will perform. A vasoepididymostomy is a bit more complicated and this is normally carried out if there happens to be a blockage in the epididymis. When performing a vasoepididymostomy, your surgeon will look to join your vas deferens to your epididymis.

Anyone who is considering a vasectomy reversal will want to know what the chances are for success. Well, recent studies have indicated that those men who underwent a vasovasostomy, sperm was found to be present in approximately 90 percent of cases and that 50 percent of those had later gone on and fathered a child. As for those who had undergone a vasoepididymostomy, sperm was found to be present in approximately 65 percent of cases and just 25 percent of those men had later gone on and fathered a child.

If you do intend to go on and have a vasectomy reversal, then you can help improve your chances for a successful operation by finding a surgeon who is experienced in this line of work and particularly with microsurgical procedures.

No one is guaranteed to have their fertility restored unto them. But by selecting a surgeon who as a solid background in microsurgical procedures and by having your vasectomy reversal performed as soon as you can; you can really help to increase your chances of being a father to a newborn child.