| "Why does anyone want a vasectomy reversal?" | | | | obstruction and a build up of fluid within |
| This is a question I hear any time I tell | | | | the now sealed system. As the fluid builds |
| someone what I do for a living. I perform | | | | up, the tissues become distended, causing |
| microsurgical vasectomy reversals I tell | | | | stretching which causes significant pain. |
| them. "Hmm" they say. "And so what else do | | | | This pain can be especially severe after |
| you do?" "That's it I explain. Just vasectomy | | | | sexual activity. For many, the best option is |
| reversals. One a day, every day. On men from | | | | microsurgical reconnection of the ends of the |
| every state in the US and from around the | | | | vas, restoring flow and decompressing the |
| world." "Hmm. That's nice," they | | | | system. |
| respond…and then we get to the big | | | | |
| question "Why does anyone want a Vasectomy | | | | I have many patients over the past 20 years |
| Reversal, anyway?" | | | | that felt the need to restore the flow of |
| | | | sperm to the semen. Some felt that the |
| First of all, a little background: More than | | | | vasectomy was unnatural and went against some |
| 600,000 men undergo a vasectomy each year in | | | | deeper philosophies of life and |
| the US for permanent sterilization. Of those, | | | | fluids-in-balance. Some men have felt that |
| about one of every twenty men (5%) will | | | | they were not as healthy after the vasectomy |
| change their mind at some point. It could be | | | | and wanted to correct this with a reversal. |
| 2 weeks later, or as in the case of my | | | | Others just didn't feel "right". There was no |
| world-record patient, 42 years after | | | | specific complaint or change, they just |
| vasectomy. But that's what life is all about | | | | weren't the same and wanted to have their |
| -surprises and change - sometime good | | | | vasectomy reversed. Some felt that they |
| surprises, sometime not so good. As I tell | | | | wanted to restore their "energy" which they |
| patients every week, life has a way of | | | | believe was changed by the vasectomy. |
| getting in the way of plans. Many men who | | | | |
| wanted permanent sterilization, now find | | | | The good news is that whatever the reason, |
| themselves wishing they could father children | | | | the chances for success are excellent, from |
| once again. | | | | 90 to 96%. At the International Center for |
| | | | Vasectomy Reversal, we are able to achieve a |
| The good news is that for almost all men, a | | | | level of success that can only come from |
| vasectomy reversal is an affordable and | | | | years of a full-time, single specialty |
| highly successful way to restore fertility. | | | | vasectomy reversal practice - a practice with |
| In fact, a review of several thousand of our | | | | thousands of patients who travel to Tucson, |
| own patients shows that we have been able to | | | | Arizona each week from throughout the world. |
| achieve more than a 90 to 96 % success, even | | | | Drs. Marks and Burrows have the volume and |
| for men who have had prior reversals! This | | | | experience to insure you get the best chances |
| same success rate is for all men, no matter | | | | for a successful reversal. This is the reason |
| how long ago they had their vasectomy. So | | | | so many trust ICVR for their vasectomy |
| this proves that the age old idea that the | | | | reversal. |
| number of year from vasectomy to reversal | | | | |
| determines success is hogwash. | | | | Sheldon Marks, MD, is the founder and medical |
| | | | director of the International Center For |
| Yet many doctors do not know or understand | | | | Vasectomy Reversal, based in Tucson, Arizona. |
| that a vasectomy reversal is highly | | | | Dr. Marks is one of only a handful of |
| successful when performed by a skilled and | | | | microsurgical specialists in the world that |
| experienced microsurgeon. | | | | has performed more than 1,800 microsurgical |
| | | | reversals, performing an average of 200-220 |
| The most common medical reason to have a | | | | each year. |
| reversal is for treatment of severe pain | | | | |
| following a vasectomy, called post-vasectomy | | | | Learn More |
| pain syndrome (PVPS). This rare and | | | | |
| devastating complication after a vasectomy | | | | Vasectomy Reversal - Fully accredited, |
| occurs in less than 1 % of all vasectomies. | | | | full-time dedicated vasectomy reversal Center |
| For those unfortunate few men, the pain can | | | | with a Federally certified andrology lab and |
| be severe and debilitating. The pain can | | | | cryobank. |
| begin immediately after the vasectomy or can | | | | |
| develop slowly over months and even years. | | | | ICVR - International Center For Vasectomy |
| The pain is believed to be a result of | | | | Reversal, based in Tucson, Arizona. |