My Vasectomy Reversal

Those are big words; maybe that’s why you sometimes see them hyphenated as vaso-vasostomy and vaso-epididymostomy. Vasectomy reversals are subdivided into these two different procedures, so let’s take a closer look. Vaso-vasostomy or Vaso-epididymostomy? The vaso-vasostomy is an easier and simpler procedure, in which the severed ends of the vas deferens are reconnected. It tends to have a higher success rate than a vaso-epididymostomy, which is more likely to be performed if it has been over five years since the vasectomy or if a granuloma (a “blow out” that may cause an epididymal obstruction) is present at the vasectomy site. Rather than try to fully define these technical terms though, I’m going to direct you to some online resources:

• Fertility Journal information on vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy
• Information on vasectomy reversals, vaso-vasostomy and vaso-epididymostomy

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• Microsurgical vasectomy reversal