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Sperm Retrieval and StorageSome surgeons are offering the option of sperm retrieval and storage at
the time of the reversal. For several years we also offered this service.
There is an initial processing fee of $1500 or more and subsequent storage
fees as time goes on. When obtaining sperm from the vasal end at the time of reversal, usually the amount would be very small. Viable sperm are not always seen at the vasal end. A better site to find viable usable sperm for storage would be the testicle, as obtained in a testis biopsy (removing testicular tissue at the time of reversal). When the patency rate is 96% for reversals regardless of the age of
the vasectomy, as ours is, the feasibility of storing sperm is of less
importance and we no longer offer sperm retrieval with our reversals. |
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