The two most important items to consider when you are choosing where to have your vasectomy reversal are:
1) Price
-These procedures are almost never covered by insurance
so reasonable pricing is essential.
2) Choice of Surgeon
-Technique and microsurgical skills are extremely
important to providing the best chances of success.
It is imperative to evaluate both of these aspects when choosing a vasectomy reversal surgeon. Extremely low prices (<$3000-$4000 total cost) should raise suspicion of potentially sub-optimal surgical technique. However, very high prices (>$10,000) are not necessarily associated with better quality outcomes, as the high costs are often due to expensive hospital operating room facility fees. The key is to find a microsurgical specialist with affordable rates.
Microscopic vasectomy reversals are some of the most demanding and meticulous surgeries in the field of Urology. The first attempt at a reversal has the highest chance of success, as with each subsequent surgery there is a build-up of scar tissue which makes further microsurgery in that area more difficult and less successful. Therefore your choice of surgeon is very important if you want to have the best chance of microsurgical success. This section reviews your options and explains why a board-certified urologist with fellowship training in microsurgery and male infertility offers the best chance of re-establishing the fertility potential of men who have had a prior vasectomy.
