About ICVR – Our Backstory
(Who we are and what makes us worthy of consideration for a vasectomy reversal)
This article, by vas reversal author, educator and microsurgeon Sheldon Marks, MD, outlines why ICVR remains one of the top vasectomy reversal centers in the world. Patients often ask what did we do to become a respected national and international vasectomy reversal program? Below are our thoughts.
Our ICVR history
In 1993, the dream of creating one of the top specialty vas reversal centers became a reality. The vision of a vasectomy reversal only “center-of-excellence” in an old-world, personalized style vas reversal practice was born. We decided decades ago that we were not going to give in to the pressure to practice high volume, bus station style, “cramming in many patients as we can in a day” medicine nor would we cut corners and be satisfied with doing just a good job.
The goal was and still is quality, not quantity!
To do this, the doctors have always limited their care to one vas reversal a day with no charge for consultations or for banking sperm at the time of the surgery. This is the way we would want it done on ourselves, because it’s the way it should be done. No pressure to get to the next cases nor any fatigue from earlier surgeries.
ICVR today
For many years, our proven and published success rates up to 99.5% (1) is the very highest even among true experts. With many thousands and thousands of babies from more than 7000 patients over several decades, we see patients Monday to Friday from every state in the US and more than 85 countries around the world.
We even have babies from our reversal babies!
“We realize that having a vas reversal is not about us. Rather, it is about the magic that happens when we do our job.”
Dr. Sheldon Marks
ICVR’s philosophy is that the doctors and staff strive to give every patient the highest quality vas reversal possible with the very top medical care they have ever had or will ever have. We understand that we can’t rest on our past awards and successes. Instead, we have to redefine and be better with each and every patient, every day.
Performing vasectomy reversals is not a job to us – it is our calling, our passion.
ICVR is rare in the vas reversal world as we have two highly skilled and respected urologic microsurgeons, Dr. Sheldon Marks and Dr. Peter Burrows, who perform more vasectomy reversals in a week than most urologists do in a few years.
We all work together for one purpose, one goal – to give every patient the very highest success rates and the best care before, during and after the vas reversal. And that care is not just the reverse vasectomy – we stay actively involved as long as needed to be sure that each patient reaches the very highest results and stays there!
True experts
ICVR’s doctors are are honored to be considered true experts that are invited to actually teach the classes at international urology and fertility conferences and write the courses for other vasectomy reversal doctors around the world. Plus, we publish important papers, invented a new micro-instrument and techniques used by other vasectomy reversal doctors, and wrote the textbook (2) for other doctors to learn how to perform state-of-the-art vasectomy reversals.
Find out more why ICVR is a logical choice by calling (888) 722-2929 . When ready, we can set up a no-cost phone, office, Zoom, Face Time or Skype consultation with one of our 2 urologic microsurgeons.
This page was reviewed, edited and updated January 4, 2023 by Sheldon Marks, MD.
References:
1. Crosnoe LE, Kim ED, Perkins AR, Marks MB, Burrows PJ, Marks SH. Angled vas cutter for vasovasostomy: technique and results. Fertility and Sterility.2014;101(3):636-639.
2. Marks SHF. Vasectomy Reversal: Manual of Vasovasostomy and Vasoepididymostomy. New York; Springer; 2018.