Damn her luck!

To quote Jungle Recon from Action Figure Therapy: "I've had three vasectomies and not one of them didn't take!"

The thing is though, vasectomies have a very low failure rate, while anyone who's been on this website knows that cheating can happen a lot. I think he may have over reacted, but realistically you're probably more likely to be cheated on than have a vasectomy fail.

Who are you to say that. Yes the failure rate is low. But the percentage for failure increases depending upon the age you had it done and for how long you've had it done. She most likely was faithful. And for you to be so negative about a subject you clearly know so little about shows how likely it is that you shouldn't breed.

#34 - I agree, definitely with the fact that vasectomies have quiite a low failure rate and in the general population cheating is more likely to have occurred than a failed vasectomy. Not every guy in every situation has to believe that the vasectomy failed and their partner couldn't have cheated, certainly. In a situation like this, where they're married, probably been together at least since he had the vasectomy so, 4+ years, she actually has been completely faithful, so she *should* have exhibited trustworthiness throughout this time - and the guy still won't even remotely consider the possibility that the partner they should trust didn't cheat, then I find that unfortunate. There's a point where it's choosing to be blind and and to hurt, or potentially kill, an otherwise great relationship by not even considering the science that there is a proven failure rate and fatherhood could be a possibility. The vasectomy failure rate is actually pretty high in comparison to how much a person probably wants to avoid having kids to get a vasectomy in the first place - although still low, as you said. I say this purely because I know a couple guys like this personally, and it's too bad that they still see it this way, given their particular relationships. Luckily, this situation isn't likely to actually happen to any of us!

It is possible that it didn't take. I work as a receptionist at a urologist's office, I see guys at least once a month that have impregnated their faithful partner. Part of the problem is that most guys don't realize it's a thing and don't go back to get a sperm count done 6 months post op(if they fail, it happens in the first 6 months after).

#35 I think she meant if doing a sperm count is possible, not if the reversal is possible.