A Guide To Vasectomy Reversal Surgery
Vasectomy reversal surgery is an option chose by many men years, or even decades after they have original undergone a vasectomy. This original surgery is done by a licensed medical doctor who goes inside the male sex organ, and severs the tube that carries sperm outside the body. This stops the man from having the ability to fertilize an egg, and father children. When the man decides to have this procedure reversed, it is known as a vasectomy reversal surgery. With a vasectomy reversal surgery, the man has two options. The first option is to be put to sleep. With this option they are given a mild sedative, usually through an IV drip and they will be asleep for the duration of the operation. They wake not long after the procedure is complete, and have no memories of the surgery itself. This is the option most often chosen by men, simply because they do not want to be awake for the actual operation. In the other scenario, the man is awake during the surgery. They are given a local anesthetic to numb the area and they cannot feel anything below the waist, and often they cannot feel anything below the belly button. With this scenario the man will be awake and alert during the vasectomy reversal surgery, but unable to feel what the doctor is doing. During the vasectomy reversal surgery, the doctor will go inside the penis and attempt to connect the tube that carries sperm outside of the body. As this tube was previously cut, it is a matter of trying to connect the two pieces once again. In some cases this surgery is quite successful, but it depends on a number of factors. The doctor also has two options for preforming the vasectomy reversal surgery. The choice between these options will not be known until the doctor begins operating. When the doctor begins the vasectomy reversal surgery, he or she will need to determine where there are active sperm inside the body. When the sperm is located closer to the site of the original operation, the doctor can finish the surgery much quicker and use only a few stitches or sutures to connect the tube. If the active sperm is found further into the body, than the surgery typically takes a little longer and will require more stitches to hold the tube together. Once again though this is not something the doctor will know until the vasectomy reversal surgery begins. During the vasectomy reversal surgery, the doctor may also take a sample of sperm from the body, to be frozen. This saves the sperm in case the operation is not successful. Vasectomy reversal surgery can only be done in certain circumstances. The man will need to provide a sperm sample prior to the operation to verify that they have healthy and active sperm. If the sperm are not mobile, than they cannot fertilize an egg. In situations such as this, the doctor will advise against the vasectomy reversal surgery. |