can you still get pregnant if a man has had a vasectomy?

Answer 1

Yes - if you had sex with another man.

Answer 2

There are a couple of ways.

1. The vasectomy can reverse itself in rare cases.
2. The post-vasectomy patient is supposed to go six weeks or so to clear out any remaining tadpoles before using that as his sole birth control.
3. Sleep with the mailman.

Answer 3

That depends on a few factors. Mostly, if the vasectomy just occurred- less than two weeks ago, then yes, there is a possibility. I've also heard of instances where the tubes grow back together... but that seems to be virtually impossible though.

Answer 4

When a man has a vasectomy there is often a follow-up appointment to assure that the procedure was successful in which they do a sperm count. Unless he had this procedure and the resultant sperm count was 0, you can still get pregnant. So make sure that his count is zilch, and until then, wear a rubber to prevent unwanted pregnancy.

Answer 5

My wife is pregnant; however, I had a vasectomy three years ago. This morning, the doctor told me that not even one sperm showed up dead or alive in a recent test. Is it possible that I am the father or do I have to open the obvious can of worms?

Answer:

Of course, postpartum DNA profiling of the baby can prove paternity; however, I think you should keep the lid on the can of worms.

Post vasectomy fertilization has been recorded. The risk is low and, of course, lower still if you've had negative sperm counts. However, it is possible.

The time to azoospermia (no sperm in the specimen) after a vasectomy varies according to the study, but 10 weeks appears to be typical. The average number of ejaculations to azoospermia are between 25 and 30, but some specimens were not clear until 60 ejaculations.

Renewed patency (pregnancy after vasectomy) can have several causes, such as technical error, early recanalization and residual motile sperm in the seminal vesicle after vasectomy. In the literature, a distinction is made between early and late recanalization. Early recanalization can be detected by an increasingly large amount of motile sperm in the postvasectomy specimen. Late recanalization is the presence of motile sperm after the postvasectomy specimen(s) showed azoospermia. It can occur several years after vasectomy and usually is detected only after a pregnancy has occurred.

Several studies have been done on pregnancy rates after vasectomy. One article reported two pregnancies on a total of 3,178 vasectomized men. In one report, six cases of DNA-proven fatherhood were caused by azoospermic men. The authors explained this phenomenon by the intermittent production of viable sperm.

In a recent article by O'Brien, temporary reappearance of sperm 12 months after vasectomy is described in six cases. Based on the literature, it can be assumed that men with small amounts of nonmotile sperm after vasectomy have a risk (albeit low) of contributing to pregnancy.

If you do feel the need to "open the can of worms," I would do so in the presence of a counselor who can guide the discussion. I wish you the best. Both of you need much support during this stressful time.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Well, Iwould say yes unless it were my husband or I was there when this man actually had his so called vasectomy.

Answer 8

Yes, that is why it is very important to go to the follow up appointments after the procedure is done. My friend's husband got it done after they had 2 children. Later, they found out that my friend was pregnant again, but she lost the baby. Her husband went back a second time and got it done. Needless to say, he started going to his follow up appointments to be sure of it.

Answer 9

You sure can, just as a woman still has a chance to conceive after having a tubal-ligation ( tubes Tide ). They tell you up front that these procedures are not 100% if I remember correctly.

Answer 10

Well yes it is possible for it to grow back together over time. It is rare but possible. A man should have a test done yearly to ensure he is still sterile.

Answer 11

Not with that man. If such a thing does happen, then you've been around the block with someone else.