0 sperm seen - yet pregnant. Ever happen before now?

[kay1974187]

Hi, I would like to find out more answers than what my local medical community is offering.  
My husband had a vasecomy about 3 years ago now.  He went for the 3 month post op test.  The result from that was negative.  I became pregnant 2 years after that.  He went for another semen analysis test when I was 5 months pregnant.  The result was 0 sperm seen.  We were together for almost 20 years at that point with 3 other children together.  He was pretty sure it was his.  I was positive.  The urologist community had no answers.  We had a DNA done.  Hated that. Caused irreprable emotional damage to me and husband. DNA showed it was his.
How many other people have had this happen.  Baby born out of "successful" vasectomy?  I had my tubes tied, apparently that is not very good method of contraseption either.  Never got pregnant on the pill! Jeez! Dr's need to be trained on counselling thier patients better when this thing happens and not to run away from pregnant lady asking for answers!

[kay1974187]

I try and tell alot of people about our story because I don't like the smug attitude I got from the Medical community in our town.  We had the DNA done to give our story scientific proof.  It's funny though, When I was a child I ate a bottle of vitamins like candy so, my parents took me to hospital Dr. said, "sorry, your daughter has half hour to live". parents took me to another hospital and stomach was pumped and I went home that night.  Later in life I had a sore hip, then knee, I went to Dr. they said don't worry your fine.  Went to different Dr. and two years later finaly had back surgery for sciatica. So, when the secratary told my husband "these things just don't come undone" talk to your wife about who the father is"; I wasn't surprised in the least that such a disasterous person could be working in the medical field.  My husband then had another semen analysis done and that count was 0.  He was shocked but, me no.  They say you reap what you sou, what the heck did I do in a former life LOL  I do realize most people in the medical field are professional and trained.  I'm just bewildered and wonder how many people put complete and udder trust into their Dr's only to be slammed down and left to talk with no one.  I was very scared the DNA would come back negative. Only because our entire family and marriage was basically hanging on this stupid test that was approved by the medical field. Not that I ever in any way cheated. Then what would I have done?  I had no choice but to trust in the DNA process. arghhh.

[BlessedMonkey]

We have similar stories.  Husband had vas Jan.'09.  Got the all clear in March.  Got pregnant that summer.  Test in Oct reveal zero count.  Test in Feb reveal zero count.  Baby born April '10.  Looks most like him - ha!
How did it happen?  (And NO not someone else!)
I want to challenge the statistics but where do we start?
I would LOVE to talk to you.  You seem further down the journey than me.  We haven't done DNA testing yet, but I def haven't liked the way we were handled either.

[kay1974187]

Thanks for your answer :)

[Dr J Singh]

Hello,
Although vasectomy is considered the best for birth control but it has a failure rate of 0.02%-0.2%. This is because the tubing has joined up again and this may also occur when there is a canal of scar tissue between the cut ends.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[kay1974187]

I just want to clarify that I had my tubes tied after fourth baby was born.  I have read that the odds of getting pregnant after tubes clipped is 1 in 300.  Not very good odds.  Failure rate of vasectomy is something I want to learn more about though.  How come the medical community is not helping me find out more info? Locally, I've emailed different clinics and internationally I've emailed Urology societies and have barely gotten a peep out of anyone?!  Is it that they don't believe me - we have DNA and medical records stating what I've said is true.  I'd be willing to do  a DNA (my husband would) at any clinic just to tell people that this can happen.  I would like for husbands to be prepared for this and for marriages not to be hurt.  It seems like Dr's aren't concerned about the outcome of a pregancy post "successful" vasectomy.  I think they really need to council their staff and patients about this and that it can happen.  Our Dr's secratary told my husband twice that the baby can not be his.  There is too much ignorance in the world already.  If I can do my part to stop someone else from feeling the same pain that I and my husband felt I will.  
See if any Urologists have anything to say now.