Epididymectomy made post vasectomy pain worse.
Sep 7th 2008adminPost vasectomy pain syndrome
From Brad:-
I had a Vasectomy over 10 years ago. I had constant pain since. I saw a Urologist and was told that the only option was a Epididymectomy. I had the surgery and the pain got worst and I now suffer from Erectile disfunction. Why can’t we still do a reversal using part of the other side or a vein or even a donar organ? I am willing to try anything.If I had fully understood the surgery I would have never had it done. I thought that they could always use some of the Vas Deferens. Please any help would be greatly appreciated..
Sperm is produced in the testicle and then travels to the epididymis where it matures and is stored. The epididymis is then connected to the vas deferens at the opposite end from which it is connected to the testicle. The vas deferens then travels behind the bladder until it is connected to the ejaculatory duct. Vasectomies can only be reversed by reconnecting the vas deferens at the previous vasectomy site or by connecting the vas deferens directly to the epididymis. Since the epididymis has been removed (epididymectomy), re-connecting the vas deferens will not have any benefit since there is no epididymis. To my knowledge, donor organ transplantation of the epididymis has never been perfomed nor would it be successful if attempted.
