My Vasectomy Reversal

I came across a post the other day on Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44 years, which said in part:

"My husband had a reversal after at least 10 years with a vasectomy. At first they put him on Clomid to raise his sperm count. I didn’t think I would ever get pregnant. Then I did and lost 2, one at 41 and 42. Then I got pregnant again at 44 and am 21 weeks and the baby is fine."

Now the Clomid part caught my eye. Clomid (Clomifene) is typically used to treat female infertility, by stimulating ovulation. But some quick research showed that Clomid and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) are indeed used to treat male infertility. From BabyCenter.com:

"The catch is that the drugs don't perform nearly as well for men (success rates are about a third of those for women), and the FDA hasn't yet approved them for use in men, though a specialist can prescribe them. Very few studies have been done on the effects of fertility drugs on men, and those few agree on just one thing: The drugs can help only men with specific hormonal imbalances."

Now I still had my doubts, so I went to the website of my vasectomy reversal surgeon, which said:

"Prescription medicines may be helpful in certain cases, and your doctor will discuss this with you if he/she feels you are a candidate for therapy. "

I'm getting another semen analysis done at his office in a few weeks, and I'll try to ask about this approach.
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