My husband's vasectomy was 11 years before we decided to try IVF for a baby. We did the PESA/ICSI and had our son with our 3rd cycle of IVF. The number and quality of my eggs have always been good, but we have only had about a 50% fert rate due to the sperm - even with ICSI. We were told that after 10 years, the reversals are nearly impossible and this would be our only viable option - plus, with no insurance paying for any of the treatments, we decided to go with the most direct route, rather than waiting to see if the reversal might work - as I was 34 at the beginning of our journey.
We are now almost 28 wks pregnant with a little girl. We had enough for 1 more round, but decided to start fresh so we threw out the last vial and my brave, devoted and wonderful husband went through the procedure a 2nd time for another child. This time, we conceived right away and now have 5 snowbabies on ice (never had any good enough quality to freeze in the first 3 cycles).
Good luck to all of you who are trying to conceive via ICSI/IVF after vasectomy. The road might be long and difficult, but be patient. I really believe that attitude and stress have so much to do with it. I mistakenly thought IVF would be a breeze for us, since I had no IF issues - but I experienced both
BFN and miscarriage. I think this cycle (my 4th and final) was the best and easiest because I'd already had my son and was of the mindset that if it worked, great, if not, ok. Just RELAX and let your body rest and do it's thing. DON'T STRESS. Best wishes!!!