A surgeon will measure the success of a vasectomy reversal on whether sperms reappear
in the ejaculated seminal fluid. Of course a couple will only measure success once
they have a babe in arms! However we all know that even where no barriers seem to
exist to prevent conception, pregnancies don’t occur.
We know however that technical success can be dependent on:
- The length of time since the original vasectomy.
- The technique used in the vasectomy reversal.
Many surgeons quote different and remarkably high success rates but sometimes these
figures can be confusing.
Surgeons who restrict themselves to patients who have had their vasectomy performed
in the previous five years will logically have a greater success than those operating
on patients who had their vasectomy ten years ago!
You will be given a realistic success figure at the time of consultation.
I operate on all men regardless of the time since their initial
vasectomy.