How many vasectomy reversals do you personally perform in a year?Volume is the single strongest predictor of a good result. A handful a year is not the same as one a day.

Is vasectomy reversal all you do, or one of many procedures in your practice?

Will you perform my entire surgery, start to finish, or will a resident or fellow do part of it?

Are there residents, fellows, or trainees learning on patients in your operating room?

Do you use a high-power surgical microscope, and what magnification?Loupes are not a microscope. Ask specifically.

How many layers do you use to build the connection, and what suture size?A multi-layer closure with 10-0 microsuture is the standard the outcome depends on.

What happens if you open me up and find a vasoepididymostomy is necessary? Can you perform it in the same sitting?The hardest version of this operation. Many surgeons cannot do it, and find out too late.

What is your success rate for vasectomy-to-vasectomy connections, and how do you measure it?

What kind of anesthesia do you use? Am I put fully under, or lightly sedated?

Is the price you quoted all-inclusive, or will other bills arrive later?Anesthesia, facility, pathology, and follow-up are where surprise bills hide.

Does the price include aftercare? For how long?

Is sperm banking included in case it is ever needed?

How many days will I need to be in town, and when can I travel home?

Who answers the phone if something worries me the week after surgery — you, or a call center?

Can I speak with a doctor before I commit, not just a coordinator?

How long have you been performing this specific operation?

Have you taught this procedure to other surgeons, or written about it?

Can you connect me with a patient who had a long interval since their vasectomy, like mine?

If my reversal failed elsewhere, are you willing and able to take on a redo?

What is the one thing about this operation you wish more men asked you before choosing on price?