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Did you know a vasectomy can be reversed? Vasectomy reversal surgery or a vasovasostomy is an outpatient surgical procedure performed to reverse a vasectomy.

There’s really only one reason that a man opts for a vasectomy, and that’s to not have children. If you and your partner have opted not to have children or already have kids and don’t wish to add to your family, then it may be time to consider a vasectomy. Here are some decision factors to know if it’s time for you.

A birth control solution for men, a vasectomy is performed by surgically cutting or blocking the tubes (vas deferens) that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis.

A vasectomy is a form of contraception in which a urologist snips the male’s vas deferens, the pathway sperm use to travel from the testes out through the penis during ejaculation.

Vasectomy is a form of permanent birth control that involves a male undergoing surgery to block the vas deferens – the tubes in the scrotum that relay sperm – for which the procedure is named. Because many men don’t know what to expect before, during, and after a vasectomy, learning the facts will lead to a better decision-making process.