Yesterday afternoon, at 1:51 p.m., Lisa delivered a healthy baby boy via Caesarean section. Less than 18 months after the vasectomy reversal surgery, we have our child!
The C-section followed a long and difficult labor. Contractions started around dinner-time Friday and by bed time were coming every 12 minutes. Lisa lost her mucous plug around 11 […]
What is microsurgical vasectomy reversal and why is it so important?
Wikipedia defines microsurgery as “a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope.” The vas deferens (which is cut during a vasectomy) is very small and the vasectomy reversal success rate is much higher if a microscope is used. This is incredibly detailed […]
I’ve posted before about the cost of a vasectomy reversal surgery, but today I want to delve into the subject in more detail. Quite simply, vasectomy reversal costs vary widely. While mine was $6,600, I’ve seen quotes ranging from $1,500 to $15,000. It is typically an expensive surgery and, as an elective procedure, insurance usually […]
How do you define success?
Figures given for the success rate of vasectomy reversal surgeries can be confusing. There are two different numbers to consider. One is the patency rate — the return of sperm to semen. This is very different than the vasectomy reversal success rate in terms of pregnancy. In general, vasectomy reversal results in […]
Aunt Flow was due on Monday, but when I took my temperature that morning, it had jumped rather than dropped. A triphasic chart is supposed to be a sign of pregnancy, and my breasts had been sore for almost two weeks (another early pregnancy symptom), so I decided to take a home pregnancy test. It was positive! […]
I’ve been wondering about our next steps if Rich’s post-vasectomy reversal sperm count doesn’t improve over his last semen analysis results. One option is intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI, another is a second attempt at vasectomy reversal. Of course, we could also try with donor sperm, or move towards adoption. But I want to exhaust all […]
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Since Rich has low sperm count, low motility, high viscosity and alkalinity of his semen, I’ve been researching ways to boost the results of his semen analysis. A thread on a message board caught my attention. There was a discussion about improving semen quality of a guy who, like Rich, is a biker, […]
Well, we went back for a second HCG test today. It looks like the levels are dropping. They were at 360, only 105 today. Looks like a miscarriage. I guess we start trying again next cycle, and we will be talking to the doctor about ways to increase his semen quantity and motility. We'll also […]
Yes, despite our disappointing recent semen analysis, we're pregnant! I actually took a home pregnancy test on Saturday, and got a positive result. But I didn't really believe it until today, when I went to the doctor and had my home test confirmed. Given the low number of sperm and low motility of Rich's […]
