Is there a high chance of pregnancy after male vasectomy reversal?

Some men need to undergo vasectomy reversal for some special reasons after having a vasectomy. So, what is the probability of men having children again after this operation? What is the process of vasectomy reversal?

Success rate of ligation recanalization

Unfortunately, 50% of men who have undergone vasectomy will develop autoimmunity to sperm after the operation. Therefore, even if the operation is successful, the pregnancy rate of the female spouse after the operation is only 30%. Steroid hormones can effectively inhibit the anti-sperm antibodies produced by the immune system, which is beneficial to improve the pregnancy rate of the spouse.

Ligation Recanalization Procedure

Recanalization is much more complicated than ligation. Ligation can be performed in an outpatient clinic and the operation takes about half an hour; while recanalization requires hospitalization and general anesthesia, the operation takes about 2 hours, and the hospital stay is four to five days. Laser surgery has become more and more popular because it does not require hospitalization or general anesthesia, but can be performed in an outpatient clinic under local anesthesia, and can restore tissue without suturing.

After recanalization, the pregnancy rate of female spouses reaches 30% to 35%, and 60% to 80% of patients can obtain healthy sperm. After a period of accumulation, artificial insemination technology can be used to achieve the goal of making the female spouse pregnant.