Open AccessThe significance of sperm heads and tails within the vasal fluid during vasectomy reversal
Author(s) -
Ryan P. Smith,
Abhinav Khanna,
Jason R. Kovac,
Niraj Badhiwala,
R. Matthew Coward,
Larry I. Lipshultz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.126898
Subject(s) - medicine , vasectomy , vasectomy reversal , vasovasostomy , sperm , andrology , research methodology , family planning , population , environmental health
The finding of only sperm heads and/or short tails (SHST) during vasectomy reversal (VR) creates a difficult decision for the best method of vasal reconstruction, i.e. vasovasostomy (VV) or epididymovasostomy (EV). Using outcome analyses, we report the impact of SHST alone and combined with qualitative analysis of gross fluid quality in predicting successful VR.