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From Misty:- I need some help. My husband had a vasectomy 7 years ago. I am going crazy because I have all the signs of pregnancy that I have had with my previous three children but tests come back negative and so did the ultrasound. My husband started asking around and checking up in this, [...]

From Jamielynn:- My husband had a vasectomy in July 2008. He got his clearance, free from sperm in August 2008. March 2009 we found out that I became pregnant. We immediately called the surgeon that that preformed the vasectomy, and made an OB appointment. The our gynecologist appointment, unfortunately recommend to my husband and I, [...]

I was reading your topics about women getting pregnant after their husbands had a vasectomy. How could they get pregnant after a vasectomy? Should married couples have sex with a condom, even though the man already had a vasectomy? I would like to get married and have sex someday, but I would hate to be [...]

From Viki:- My husband had a vasectomy the end of last march, he was told to bring in a sample at 8wks did so and never received a follow up call. He called the doctors office and was told rudely that the doc would call him and to wait for the call. Now 6 mnths [...]

From Kristen:- My husband had a vasectomy in June 2008 and followed all the doctors orders and submitted the proper semen samples after the appropriate time/# of ejaculations to their clinic for analysis. The first sample was negative sperm count and the second sample turned up positive. Of course, we were both concerned, but the [...]

I’m 10 weeks pregnant but my boyfriend says he had a vasectomy 8 years ago. He went for a spermcount. He said it wasn’t zero but the doctor said it was good for a vasectomy. Is that right? A vasectomy should not be considered as a reliable form of contraception unless there are absolutely no [...]

My husband had a vasectomy a little over two years ago, ever since then he had been complaining about a pain/ache in the testicle he had been operated on- but refused to have it checked by the doctor. The strange thing with his procedure was that he was snipped and stitched, not cauterized or clamped. [...]

After our 2nd child now aged 2 my husband had a vasectomy 3 and half years ago and went for all his test until he was all cleared. I have now missed my period for 2 consecutive months (beginning of my last period was 24 August08) & lasted for 7 days. Normally I only have [...]

From swamprat:- What are the odds of a 34 year old women getting pregnant by a 44 year old man who had a vasectomy 8 years ago, and a pelleted semen analysis done that came back zero after the supposed pregnancy? I am in the process of having another analysis done ASAP. The women is [...]

From Melissa:- My husband and I got married in jan of this year. In march we discovered that I’m pregnant. The only thing that is not making sense is that he claims to have had a vasectomy 10 years ago. He went and had the testing done afterwards and the counts were zero. What are [...]