The reverse vasectomy is the political flip flop of surgeries: One day, it’s, “I would not like to have more kids,” the next, it’s, I meant to say I would like to have more kids. It’s so easy to get those two mixed up.
The most likely category consists of men who are in new relationships that want to have a natural pregnancy, he explains. The other scenarios, he continues, include men who are married and have a change of heart, and men who have complications after their vasectomy. Guys who complain of having chronic pain or chronic feelings of congestion may decide to reverse the original procedure.
As is the case with most things whether it be a wall, a piece of paper, a relationship or your nutsack ripping it apart is far easier than putting it back together again. In fact, while vasectomies are successful nearly 100 percent of the time, the varying success rate of a reversal is based on a few different factors, including how much time has passed since the vasectomy, as well as how much scar tissue has developed from the initial surgery or multiple surgeries.
In both cases, the longer you wait to have the procedure reversed and the more often you change your mind, the less likely it is to be successful.
The first which is considered a simple reversal is when the doctor ties the tubes of your vas deferens back together. The second, more complex procedure, includes tying the tube closer to the testicle and is performed mainly on men who have a lot of scarring from the first procedure, or for men who’ve waited a long time to get a reversal since their vasectomy.
