Ask the Doctor

From Joel:-
Thanks for taking my email. I had a vasectomy in Dec of 2008 in a military hospital. I have been in for numerous tests and have had both clear and non motile sperm present. I’ve never had two consecutive tests come back clear. I went back into the Urology clinic [...]

From Ken:-
My doctor told me that he believes that it takes 50 or so ejaculations to clear out the sperm. He told me to work toward that number and come back in 2-1/2 months to get tested. It has been 3 weeks and I am up to 40 ejaculations. The question is [...]

From Jamielynn:-
Thank you so much for the information that you provided in my previous post for my husband and I. Like I stated to you before, I printed out a copy of the information and we took it to the surgeon. After a few weeks the surgeon called us back and said that he was [...]

From Tom:-
I had a vasectomy in September, 08 from a board certified urologist. Post semen analysis at 3 months was positive (no other specifics available on this test). Another test was done at 6 months and was positive with a count of 20,000. Yet another test done at 9 months and [...]

From Constance:-
My question is that my husband scars with keloids really bad and we had the vasectomy done in september of 2007. Can he get a keloid where they did the no scapel vasectomy? Could this keloid if he got one help recanalize the vas deferens? We have two beautiful children and did [...]

I had a vasectomy 4 years ago. I did the two follow up semen tests at the recommended intervals. I was told by the doctor’s office that I was clear. Have done no lab tests since then.
My wife recently got a product that allows you to test for vasectomy success at home (I won’t mention [...]

From John:-
I had a vasectomy Feb of 09. As a child, I had an undescended testicle until I had it operated on at the age of 7. When I had my vasectomy done, my doctor did not cut the vas on the testicle that was undescended because there was a lot of scar tissue and [...]

Please find the attached scan copy of my lab test report and guide me further for getting my wife pregnant also the name of medicine which are helpful for me I am very thankful to you for this kindness because I am too much worried.
Webmaster’s note:- The lab report was attatched for Dr. Karpman, but [...]

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 [...]

Thank you in advance, for your consideration.
About 10 years ago, I had a Vasectomy. I don’t recall how long afterward I was tested, but my Urologist made it clear there was a period of time and number of ejaculations which needed to pass prior to an accurate semen analysis being conducted, so I know it [...]