February 16 / 2026
Patients get a bit anxious thinking that a vasectomy reversal is not possible or won't be successful if their vasectomy was performed over 10 years ago. And that's probably not the case. There's no biological switch that gets turned off after 10 years, or any time period for that matter, making a reversal not possible or potentially unsuccessful. We know that over time, some patients might require a more delicate bypass connection.
But if and when that's required is very much unpredictable and every patient is different. I have perform simple direct vas to vas reconnections (vasovasostomy) on patients who've had their vasectomy over 30 years ago and bypass connections (vasoepididymostomy) on some men who've had their vasectomy less than a year ago. Don't sweat too much about 10 years. Please email me directly with any questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.