Females have many options for birth control including patches, pills, IUD’s, shots and more. Alternatively, for males the only effective option for birth control besides condom is vasectomy. Vasectomy for male has no side effects or complexities in comparison to a female having her fallopian tubes tied.
What is vasectomy?
It is a simple process, where the surgeons cut the two tubes called vas deferens that transport the sperm from testicle to your penis. This quick cuts make your semen sperm-free, thus enjoy birth control permanently. Vasectomies are regarded as permanent method of birth control. However several men opt for reversing them. Luckily, they can have it accomplished with a process called vasovasostomy or vasectomy reversals.
Reasons behind opting for vasovasostomy are:
Vasovasostomy surgery has been around for over a century and the first successful one is reported to be in the year 1919.
Factors responsible for reversal vasectomy success are:

Vasovasostomy procedure
Re-opening the vas deferens surprisingly is a challenging process. Vasectomy surgery takes only 20 minutes but vasectomy reversals takes 2 to 4 hours. An overnight stay in the hospital is not necessary but minimum six hours stay is required.
Surgery gets delayed, if there is an issue in the epididymis. It is the storage facility, where your sperm matures. This kind of obstacle deletion is termed vasoepididymostomy that takes one hour more than vasovasostomy. This is a condition, where the likelihood of sperm production drops considerably.

In a vasectomy reversal operation, the surgeon usually makes a 2 cm long incision directly on the vasectomy scar. As soon as they spot the vas deferens, it is re-cut and sewn back together. After that the patient is sutured and sent home.
Recovery can take a month. The patient can go back to work after 3 to 7 days but has to keep away from sexual activities for minimum one month.
Preparing for vasectomy reversals surgery
Even though Vasovasostomy is a minimally invasive process it still requires some preparation prior surgery.
1. Consult your probable surgeon, if you are using any prescribed medications. Some drugs may be suggested to be ceased for some days for your safety.
2. The main aim of reversal vasectomy is to enable you to father a child in future. So, if there are any other medical problems it must be administered in advance. The doctor may suggest some tests before operation to find out if your reproductive organs and sperms are healthy, which can support insemination in future.
3. The patient needs assistance, after the surgery. Arrange for a friend or spouse to take care of your transportation needs because you will not be able to drive home yourself.