TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical study of vasectomy reversal
T2 - Results of 60 single-surgeon cases in Taiwan
AU - Chiang, Han-Sun
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - During a 10-year period, 60 men who had undergone vasectomy reversal were studied at Taipei Medical College Hospital. The age range of the patients was 28 to 67 years (average, 41.9 ± 6.9 yr). Vasectomy had been perfomed between 3 months and 35 years previously (average, 8.6 ± 6.1 yr). The most common reason for requesting a vasovasostomy was the desire to have children with a new partner (63.3%). However, psychological symptoms (16.7%) and the desire to have a boy (11.7%) were also prominent findings in this study. Of 38 men who had postoperative semen analysis, sperm was present in the semen in 32 (84.2%), and pregnancy occurred in 14 of 38 couples (36.8%) within the first year of follow-up. Repeat microsurgical reversal procedures were also promising, and of a total of eight patients who had repeat surgery, patency was established in five patients (62.5%).
AB - During a 10-year period, 60 men who had undergone vasectomy reversal were studied at Taipei Medical College Hospital. The age range of the patients was 28 to 67 years (average, 41.9 ± 6.9 yr). Vasectomy had been perfomed between 3 months and 35 years previously (average, 8.6 ± 6.1 yr). The most common reason for requesting a vasovasostomy was the desire to have children with a new partner (63.3%). However, psychological symptoms (16.7%) and the desire to have a boy (11.7%) were also prominent findings in this study. Of 38 men who had postoperative semen analysis, sperm was present in the semen in 32 (84.2%), and pregnancy occurred in 14 of 38 couples (36.8%) within the first year of follow-up. Repeat microsurgical reversal procedures were also promising, and of a total of eight patients who had repeat surgery, patency was established in five patients (62.5%).
KW - vasectomy
KW - vasectomy reversal
KW - vasovasostomy
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8990775
AN - SCOPUS:0030475953
SN - 0929-6646
VL - 95
SP - 866
EP - 869
JO - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
IS - 11
ER -