ReviewNature reviews. Urology2013
Current status of vasectomy reversal.
Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- [Vasectomy reversal : Literature review].Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2026Review
- Epididymal Dissociation to Facilitate Vasectomy Reversal in a Patient With Sizeable Vasal Defect: A Case Report.Case reports in urology · 2025Article
- [Desire to have children after vasectomy : Vasectomy reversal or assisted reproductive technology?]Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- A Narrative Review Discussing Vasectomy-Related Impact upon the Status of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Biomarkers and Semen Microbiota.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Association between the lengths of excised obstructed vas deferens segments at the time of vasovasostomy and surgical outcomes.Turkish journal of urology · 2021Article
- RISUGBasic and clinical andrology · 2020Article
- Vasectomy reversal utilizing fibrin glue.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2019Article
- The need for epididymovasostomy at vasectomy reversal plateaus in older vasectomies: a study of 1229 cases.Andrology · 2014Article
- Treatment of failed vasectomy reversal using a microsurgical two-layer anastomosis technique.Translational andrology and urology · 2013Article
- Vasectomy Reversal must be the first step for a man who had a vasectomy and wants a children from a new marriage? Opinion: No.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Vasectomy reversal: a clinical update.Asian journal of andrologyReview
- Commentary on "validation of robot-assisted vasectomy reversal".Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Infertility, impotence, and emasculation--psychosocial contexts for abandoning reproduction.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
Vasectomy reversal is the most common microsurgical intervention for the treatment of male infertility. Originally introduced in 1977, microsurgical vasectomy reversal has become highly sophisticated and is a minimally invasive, highly efficient and cost-effective treatment option for men with a desire to have children after vasectomy. It can be an effective physiological method of restoring fertility in more than 90% of vasectomized men. Although assisted reproductive technology (ART) is an alternative to vasectomy reversal, it is normally associated with higher costs without offering higher cumulative chances of a pregnancy. Recovery of physiological male fertility can take up to 2 years after vasectomy reversal, especially if reversal is performed >10 years after vasectomy, owing to impaired epididymal function. Under these circumstances, ART can be used to bridge the time until recovery of natural fertility. Although the basic principles of microsurgical vasovasostomy have been established since the late 1970s, there have since been numerous technical innovations to improve the delicate operation and promising new technical modifications, particularly for vasoepididymostomy, have been described. Robotic vasectomy reversal is an emerging field in specialized urologic centers, but whether the high quality of conventional microsurgical vasectomy reversal can be matched by robotic platforms is yet to be seen.
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