Choosing your Vasectomy Reversal Doctor plays a major part in the success or failure of your Vasectomy Reversal procedure and is not a decision that you want to rush into. Before making your final decision there are several things you need to consider.

First and foremost,  your vasectomy reveral doctor must be a highly skilled micro surgeon with experience (the more the better) in the use of the highly specialised micro surgical tools that are used in a vastecomy reversal procedure.

Additionally your vasectomy reversal doctor must have a significant amount of experience  and knowledge in all matters relating to male fertility and the male reproductive and uro-genital systems.

During surgery your vasectomy reversal doctor must be able to evaluate the quality of the sperm “on the fly” so that they can determine the best surgical actions to take. What starts out as a relatively routine procedure may become more complex based on a number of factors, quality of sperm being one such factor, in which case your doctor may need to make adjustements to the surgical procedure.

The success rate of your vasectomy reversal surgery is not simply limited to the actual surgical procedure, but also in the post surgery follow up where  on going sperm analysis may be required along with liaising with the females (your partner) doctor to determine the best times to attempt to conceive and exactly how this needs to be done in order to provide the best chance of a positive outcome.

The more exerienced your vasectomy reversal doctor is in both the  male and female reproductive systems the better your chances of success.

In addition to the above issues, there are several other lines of enquiry you will need to look at before you choose your vasectomy reversal doctor.

Your doctor should be board cerified as a urologist and specialist in male fertility. This will vary from state to state and country to country so make sure to check your vasectomy reversal doctor's qualifications.

Is your doctor a dedicated vasectomy reversal specialist, that is, do vasectomy reversals play a large part of their practice and do they have a dedicated vasectomy reversal surgery, with the appropriate microsurgical tools.

You do not want a “part timer”  performing your surgery or someone who may be a skilled surgeon generally speaking, but with limited experience with vasectomy reversal procedures.

Unfortunately, many vasectomy reversal surgical procedures are performed by doctors with very little vasectomy reversal experience and no access to the correct microsurgical tools needed for a successful vasectomy reversal.

Remember, this is highly specialised surgery, you want and need to have a dedicated vasectomy reversal doctor performing your surgery and following up after your surgery. You want a doctor with years of experience and preferably a doctor who performs more vasectomy reversal procedures than any other surgical procedure.

You also need to know if your vasectomy reversal doctor has successful experience performing the more complex vasoepididymosis procedure. This is  a  very important point you need to consider, as often times the doctor will not know this procedure must be performed until after surgery has commenced, by which time it is too late to find out that they do not have the necessary experience to complete the procedure as it needs to be completed.

You should also ask your vasectomy reversal doctor about their success rate. Especially so if there are any complicating circumstances associated with your surgery, such as the length of time since your vasectomy (does your vasectomy reversal doctor have a good success rate with men who have had vasectomies 10, 20, 30 years prior?)

What is their success rate with “re-do” reversals? This is where a vasectomy reversal may not have been successful on the first attempt and a second or even third attempt is being made. What is your doctors success rate with these kind of procedures?

While this may have nothing to do with your first time procedure, the answer to this question will indicate your vasectomy reversal doctor’s level of skill and experience, especially so if patients are coming from other doctors to have the “re-do” procedures done.

On a more practical note, it is better if you can get an all inclusive up front account of your vasectomy reversal cost before you make up your mind. The last thing you want, is to wake up after surgery to find that there were “complications” that have added several thousand dollars to your bill.

Also don’t forget that you may need to travel once you have found the doctor you want. Don’t limit your research to local doctors. You may find the very best vasectomy reversal doctor living next door, but you may also find the best doctor for you not so close.

Remember that the time and money and inconvenience will be well worth it to have the procedure done once and done successfully by the very best doctor you can find.

As you can see there are a number of  questions that you need to have answered before you can comfortably and confidently undergo your vasectomy reversal procedure. Taking your time shopping around and researching your vasectomy reversal doctor options, is definitely time that you need to invest in order to guarantee yourself the best possible chance of a successful vasectomy reversal.