All men considering a vasectomy should also consider sperm banking. This involves freezing one or a number of sperm samples at a sperm bank.
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
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