TTC after vasectomy reversal

he he,, didn't go through reversal.. just had mike's one obviously not owrk - we are picking since his samples show "moderate" amounts that one side didn't work.. as that side was the one that had alot of bleeding and they had alot of trouble with tying and cauterising .. i guess it just still grew back together!

anyways.. I am proof that well, even with only working with a single barrel that pregnancy happens, lol..

Good luck. apparently vasectomies have a high rate of people wanting reversals at about the 18 mth mark after having them.. funny that.

be sure to let us know how you get on..

I don't know much about it, but I do have a friend TTC after a vasectomy reversal, her hubby had it done a couple of months ago and all the tests have come back with everything in working order so fingers crossed.

Hey there,
Not me personally but a client through work is now about five months along , her hubby had a Vas reversal, so does happen!!! Just thought you would like to know

Hi Purple Dragon - we have already talked via PM on the everybody.co.nz board... so you already know my story, but to summarise...
DH got a vasectomy when we decided we didn't want children when I was around 25 years old. 5 years later we changed our minds so we got a reversal. The reversal was successful, but after TTC for 2.5 years we went for further testing and discovered that while the sperm were getting through, DH was creating antibodies that killed the sperm, so we couldn't conceive naturally. Usually this scenario happens if it has been quite a long time between vasectomy and reversal, as the body thinks that the sperm are 'disease' and create the antibodies to fight the disease. My one MAJOR recommendation is to insist that they test for the antibodies straight away. There is no point in going what we did for 2.5 years when you could find this out straight away.
Good luck!

Thanks for that.
My husband and I just had a big talk about this last night as I have been really worried about the antibodies. He said we should just let nature take it's course. I had to convince him that I didn't want to go through months of thinking their was a chance of us getting pregnant when there wasn't. As he has said he doesn't want to get all scientific about making a baby. If there is antibodies,then that is the end of the line for us.
So I said I would rather find out now,so I can get use to the idea of no babys.
So yes it is on the top of my list,when we do the next sample.
Thanks for the reassurance to about the time frame. I am hoping,and fingers and toes crossed that that is the way with us.
Good luck to you both on your journey to become mothers,Lou,catie and everyone else who has responded.

Hi again

My DH had a similar attitude to yours - 'let nature take it's course' until it became clear that nothing was gonna happen that way. He's been taking vitamins and herbal medicines to improve his count and motility and counteract the antibodies for about 8 months now, and has recently started acupuncture (which has had the side-effect of making him an absolutely perfect, relaxed, un-stressed love-god!) and is doing a sperm test on Friday, so please cross your fingers for us! For various reasons, medical intervention isn't much of an option for us.

Thanks Emma,that would be great.
Catie
I will have everything crossed for you and your husband. It is so great to hear that he is willing to give everything a go. Where did you hear of these alternative ways of trying to correct the antibodies?

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