Is there such a thing as an irreversible vasectomy?

Question

My partner and I have 5 children (all boys) when my youngest boys were 4 weeks old (twins) my partner had a vasectomy it was a joint decision, however the doctor that performed it apparently told him it was irreversable and theres no way in the world it could be reversed. At the time we both agreed we had completed our family as it was quite hard work with twin babies and a 22 month old toddler at the same time but now there older and soon starting nursery I feel I have been a bit hasty i would love to try for a little girl although my partner is addamant he wants no more, I think he is just saying this to put me off the scent does anyone know someone that has had an irreversable vasectomy?

Answer 1

NO SUCH THING

Vasectomy has a small but significant risk of 'failure', because any interference with the body causes a 'healing response'.

When the 'vas' is cut and either tied, clipped, cauterised or glued, it will try to repair the damage. Usually this happens when the sealed ends come into contact, stick together, and develop a new opening between them. It can take many years for the ends to 'find' each other, but the body is very patient, and is operating 24 hours a day.

It is often very difficult to surgically re-join the ends, as this must be done fairly quickly in a confined space. Surgeons have slightly different techniques, so a very 'secure' method (for example, cutting a length out of the vas, so that the sealed ends are further apart) can make it more difficult to re-join them later. However, the surgeon doing the joining can be inventive, too...

(further information: www.vasectomymedical.com)

You really need a second opinion, rather than your partner's recollection of the advice he was given. But if he's resistant to the idea of having a baby, then undermining his best excuse is only going to cause more friction.

Answer 2

Irreversible Vasectomy

Answer 3

Odds are very good that you'll have another boy unless you change your sexual habits, diet, etc,etc and even then odds are you'll have another male. Suggest against this. Be a good mom to the kids you have now and don't make this selfish move.

Reversible vasectomies are not 100% I'm guessing roughly an 80% success rate in a reversing a typical vasectomy within a few years of the operation. Success rate drops if more time has passed.

Answer 4

My fiance has had an irreversable vasectomy, he had it a long time ago when they actually cut the tubes rather than pinched shut with a clip or tied a knot. He was told that if he went for the reverse 'snip' it had a 3% chance of success and it would hurt like anything.

Answer 5

As far as I know all vasectomies are 'irreversible' in the sense that they're not done with a view to one day having them reversed. You partner's is probably no less reversible than anyone else's, but there are no guarantees.

The best way forward is for you both to speak with a doctor. Good luck :-)

Answer 6

My first vasectomy under local anaesthetic was obviously reversible without medical intervention. I had the snip after our third was born, and then a year later my wife became pregnant. I feared the worst, but no, my tubes had knitted back together all on their own, and I was fertile again.
I had a second vasectomy, and this was done under general anaesthetic as the surgeon had to cut 'closer to the bone' as it were.
I believe this second one is irreversible. But the first one is done so that it can be reversed. Enough of a stump of tube is left to allow the ends to be joined together, but it has to be done relatively soon after.
Get the fertility test done again, then go and see the consultant who did the original op.

Answer 7

Never heard of a 100% irrevisible vasectomy. The conducts can be only tied, which is the most reversible method, or cut and then each end tied, which is the least reversible. What is true, is that the later is very, very difficult to reverse, but possible.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yes most vasectomy surgeries done today clip the vas differens in case the man changes his mind and wants more kids. In the past, the vas defferens were cut, making it impossible to reverse the surgery.

Answer 10

Yes, it’s true. There is a procedure that can reverse a vasectomy. It is called a vasovasotomy and every year, many men, for a variety of reasons, make the decision to undergo this procedure