Editing Vasectomy (section)

===Vasectomy reversal===
{{Main|Vasectomy reversal}}

Vasectomies are not always reversible. There is a surgical procedure to reverse vasectomies using [[vasovasostomy]] (a form of [[microsurgery]] first performed by Earl Owen in 1971<ref name=owen_webpage/><ref name=owen/>). Vasovasostomy is effective at achieving pregnancy in a variable percentage of cases, and total out-of-pocket costs in the United States are often upwards of $10,000.<ref name=cost/> The typical success rate of pregnancy following a vasectomy reversal is around 55% if performed within 10 years, and drops to around 25% if performed after 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-29 |title=Vasectomy reversal: first cut isn't final |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/vasectomy-reversal-first-cut-isn-t-final-1657039.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> After reversal, sperm counts and motility are usually much lower than pre-vasectomy levels.

Approximately 2% of men who have undergone vasectomy will undergo a reversal within 10 years of the procedure.<ref name="Dohle 159–163"/> A small number of vasectomy reversals are also performed in attempts to relieve post-vasectomy pain syndrome.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Horovitz|first1=D.|title=Vasectomy reversal provides long-term pain relief for men with the post-vasectomy pain syndrome.|journal= Journal of Urology|date=February 2012|pmid=22177173|doi=10.1016/j.juro.2011.10.023|volume=187|issue=2|pages=613–7}}</ref>