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By Mayo Clinic staffMen decide to have the surgery to restore fertility for a number of reasons, including loss of a child, remarriage or improved finances making it feasible to raise a child. A small number of men have a vasectomy reversal to treat testicular pain.
References
- Lipshultz LI, et al. Surgical management of male infertility. In: Wein AJ, et al. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/113319552-2/0/1445/23.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-7216-0798-6..50022-4--cesec30. Accessed Dec. 10, 2008.
- Boorjian S, et al. The impact of obstructive interval and sperm granuloma on outcome of vasectomy reversal. The Journal of Urology. 2004;171:304.
- Vasectomy reversal. UrologyHealth.Org. http://www.urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=11&topic=154. Accessed Nov. 13, 2008.
