Is age a factor in conceiving after vasectomy reversal?
Your age should not influence the result of your vasectomy reversal. Most men can either produce sperm from their testicles for many years after their partners have entered menopause and are no longer ovulating. In fact, a woman’s fertility starts declining in her mid-30’s with significant impairment beginning around the age of 37. If female age is a factor, your partner should check with her gynecologist to see if she is still ovulating before you consider reversal surgery. Abnormal results from simple blood tests to measure hormone levels on the third day of her menstrual cycle would indicate a significantly lower chance of fertility. Your female partner should have an appropriate evaluation from either her gynecologist or a reproductive endocrinology specialist. Are there alternatives to vasectomy reversal? Yes. Your doctor can obtain sperm from the testicle or epididymis by either needle aspiration or an open biopsy procedure, but the sperm are not useful for simple, inexpensive of
