Known as male sterilization, the vasectomy is almost a permanent solution. However, it is often men solve vasectomizados have children again. The specialist in infertility Marcos Sampaio, explains that there are two paths to be tried. One is the reversal of vasectomy through surgery. The other is the realization of the process of assisted reproduction with cycles of in vitro fertilization.
The reversal of vasectomy is done through a micro-surgery, in which the channels deferens, which had been cut before, are together again.
Already assisted reproduction is the removal of sperm by needle aspiration, directly from the epididymis - the body responsible for the final stage of maturation of sperm.
Another option is the implementation of ICSI - intracytoplasmic sperm injection - a modern technique in which a single sperm is injected inside the egg. "The pregnancy rates are excellent, because in such cases, it's healthy cells, the difference in the sperm of the ejaculate is only in its ability to penetrate the egg," said Sampaio, one of the directors of Origen Clinic, where technique is used frequently.
The expert also emphasized that the choice between the two types of treatment should be made according to each case, after an evaluation with the doctor, taking into account, including the partner's age and time of completion of the vasectomy.
What is vasectomy
A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens - the tubes that connect testicles to the urethra - are cut. With this, the passage of sperm produced by the testes is blocked and sperm released during ejaculation, no sperm is unable to fertilize an egg, thus preventing the pregnancy. |