How is the vasectomy reversed?
Unlike a vasectomy, a vasectomy reversal is a very complicated and time-consuming operation requiring very specific expertise. It is performed under an “operating microscope,” a microscope that stands over the patient. The physician looks through the microscope at a highly magnified view during the procedure and this allows him to manipulate the small, fine instruments by hand. In theory, a vasectomy reversal should merely involve reconnecting the two ends of the vas deferens that were cut during the vasectomy. This, in and of itself, is a difficult process because of the minute scale involved in the surgery. The diameter of the vas deferens is approximately the width of a piece of spaghetti and the threads (sutures) are finer than a human hair. However, the procedure is further complicated by the fact that over time pressure builds up in the area where the sperm and fluid are being produced in the testicles but can not be released. This pressure may cause the epididymis (which is very
Unlike a vasectomy, a vasectomy reversal is a very complicated and time-consuming operation requiring very specific expertise. It is performed under an “operating microscope,” a microscope that stands over the patient. The physician looks through the microscope at a highly magnified view during the procedure and this allows him to manipulate the small, fine instruments by hand. In theory, a vasectomy reversal should merely involve reconnecting the two ends of the vas deferens that were cut during the vasectomy. This, in and of itself, is a difficult process because of the minute scale involved in the surgery. The diameter of the vas deferens is approximately the width of a piece of spaghetti and the threads (sutures) are finer than a human hair. However, the procedure is further complicated by the fact that over time pressure builds up in the area where the sperm and fluid are being produced in the testicles but can not be released. This pressure may cause the epididymis (which is very
