In the pursuit of becoming biologically-productive once again, a lot of men and their partners tend to find out the most popular solutions to their reproductive health concerns. The most common way of researching is to ask friends and relatives on the merits of the top two options, including vasectomy reversal surgery. But the problem with this is that the information sourced may no longer be valid; some stories and experiences may have been embellished, or the source of their information is questionable.

Or perhaps the sources are not the right authority to talk on the subject. The result is muddled information on vasectomy reversal, thus propagating the many myths on vasectomy reversal. Now is the time to shatter that myth, and listed below are some of these.

Men stopping making sperm after vasectomy

The truth is that men do don’t stop the production of sperm even after vasectomy unless there are some crucial factors that come into play. The body’s men will only halt its production of sperm in case there is a severe injury on the testicles, or the testicles may have been exposed to chemicals. Or there is non-production when the person suffers a serious medical condition.

Vasectomy reversal is not effective after 10 years

This myth propagated even by health professionals not directly involved with the surgery can be linked to a time when vasovasostomy is used. This is a specific procedure where the connection is made between the vas deferens. Under this procedure, the vas deferens can be attached but fertility of the man is not achieved. When this procedure was popular then, this is often undertaken even if there is a secondary blockage in the epididymis. For this reason, the operation will simply fail. But with the refinement of other procedures like vasoeepididymostomy and other surgical techniques, the success rates of vasectomy surgery have increased 15 years after the operation. On record, there was even one man who fathered a child more than 50 years after his vasectomy!

Vasectomy reversal should not be considered if wife is nearing 40

This is a common thinking accepted by many. Though the chance of conceiving decreases as the woman ages, it should be kept in mind that women can still conceive if they are in their 40s. One option for women is to consider in-vitro fertilization as this affords the quickest way to conceive. But it should be kept in mind that the chances of the woman conceiving when she is over 41 years old decrease to 10 percent. Contrast this with the pregnancy success rates for women with husbands who underwent vasectomy reversal operation- for women age 36-40, the pregnancy success rate is 32 percent and 28 percent for those over 40 years of age. Clearly, the myth about women not conceiving when she reaches the age of 40 should be shattered.

There are other myths surrounding the procedure. And it will continue to exist as long as there are people wanting to take the short cut when learning about the procedure. Vasectomy reversal is both a pricey and complicated procedure, reasons enough to take the research on the subject seriously. And with these common and popular myths clarified, your research on this fertility procedure clearly starts on the right note.

Author Bio: Seomul Evans is a Internet Marketing consultant for Vasectomy Reversal and a contributor for a leading blog about Reversing Vasectomy blog.

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