Sperm banking is a good alternative to vasectomy reversal should the individual desire to father children after the vasectomy. Up to 10% of men will change their minds after vasectomy and look at their options for fathering children again. Reasons include death of a spouse, death of a child, divorce, separation or just changing one's mind.

There are many companies throughout North America that can provide this service. Your vasectomy provider will undoubtedly have one he or she is comfortable using. There will be various fees associated with sperm banking, including fees for evaluation of the sample and yearly storage. The fee is approximately $500 at the onset and $250 per year afterward for the number of years you wish to store your samples.

If, in the future, you wish to use your semen samples they will either be injected directly into your partners cervix (with a good quality sample) or the sample will be used for in-vitro fertilization with ICSI (see invitro sections).

While most vasectomy candidates will never use their stored sperm they may get as much peace of mind from knowing "it is there" as they would from any other insurance policy