Midwest Urology Center

vasectomy reversal

If You Change Your Mind About Having Children

Some unforeseen event in your life after your vasectomy may make you want to have more children. Although a vasectomy must be considered irreversible, a surgical procedure call a vasovasostomy might restore fertility. During this procedure, the cut ends of the vas ferens are reconnected to allow the free flow of sperm. It's a major operation that's expensive and not always covered by insurance. It's also not guaranteed to restore your ability to father a child. As an alternative, sperm banks can freeze sperm collected before yur vasecotmy and store it in case you want a child in the future. However, achieving pregnancy with stored sperm is also expensive and uncertain.

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