The following testimonials come from actual patients that have had a vasectomy reversal at the MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center.

Dear Dr. Schow and Staff,

John Francis was born on 6/10/05 in Mankato, MN.

Molly and I can't thank you enough for the gift you've given us.  My reversal was done on 4/29/04.  After a lot of research, discussion, and thought.  More than one prominent doctor had told me "not to bother" with the procedure after such a long time (approximately 17 years since vasectomy). 

My wife found Dr. Schow while doing research on the Internet, his success rate really caught our eye.  From our consultation, through the actual procedure and follow up phone questions, you and your staff put us entirely at ease.  (Not an easy subject to put a man at ease with either).

Feel free to use us in any way to help any prospective patients with questions.  We would be happy to be a personal reference if anyone would like to talk with us.

Thank you all again for the wonderful job you did, an the wonderful gift we have be blessed with as a result.

Bob, Molly and John, Mankato, MN
Date of Reversal:  4/29/04

Dear Dr. Schow,

I am writing to let you know about yet another of your successes!

Fourteen months ago you performed a vasectomy reversal on me. Today my wife Inessa and I are very happy to announce the birth of our new daughter, Eileena Katrina.

Eileena was born on July 17, 2005 at 6:37 PM at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY. Eileena was full-term, weighed 7 pounds 6.3 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.

Our very special thanks go out to you and the Minnesota Men's Health Center in Woodbury, Minnesota for our little miracle, and for helping to make a dream come true!

Please feel free to use our letter and/or photos in whole or in part as an endorsement of your medical practice and professional abilities.

Wonderful work! Thank you all!

Sincerely,

William and Inessa

This January 2004 will be 3 years since your vasectomy reversal on Steven. As you know Steven had a vasectomy in 1988. Eleven months after his reversal we were pregnant. Sadly 12 weeks gestation we found the fetus to be unviable, twin boys which did not split correctly. After my D&C in 2/02, Steven and I decided to take a break from the baby making issue. Three months later 5/02 we were pregnant again, this time with a healthy baby girl. Grace was born 2/03, on my 38th birthday. At almost 6 months old she is a happy, curious, energetic and spirited little one. You helped make possible my lifelong dream to be a mother and especially with both mine and Steven’s advanced ages it is truly unbelievable to have Grace with us today. Steven and I wish to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for your work in making baby Grace a reality. Obviously, you excel at what you do and furthermore, it was a pleasure to work with you (despite Stevens physical discomfort). You are very professional, open-minded, well versed, down to earth, and with a great sense of humor too! There is absolutely no doubt you do excellent work in your specialty of vasectomy reversals. Everyday, Grace brings us constant joy and numerous smiles. Thank you for making her a reality. We are truly blessed. Steven and I hope for you and your patients continued success and the births of many babies! Thank you again.

Steven and Mary, Minneapolis, MN
Date of Reversal: 1/01

	Thank you so much for using your talent to give us this darling baby boy. We enjoy him so much.   Dale and Susan, Grand Rapids, MN Date of Reversal: 9/01

	Our experience at Minnesota Men’s Health Center was professional and courteous. Thanks Dr. Schow and staff for our little miracle. Corey, Baldwin, WI Date of Reversal: 3/02

Exactly 11 months to the day after my husband had surgery; we welcomed a new baby boy to our family. Yes, we are happy with the results of the procedure, and yes we do recommend Dr. Schow to anyone who’s interested in doing the same. Thank you.

Jay and Elizabeth, Bismarck, ND
Date of Reversal: 4/02

Thank you for what you have given my husband and me – a chance to become the parents we’ve dreamed of becoming. I became pregnant in December of 2002, and now have a beautiful 16-day-old baby boy, Logan. We appreciate your expertise and talent, and for using it exclusively to help people like us. Without you we probably would still be empty armed and only dreaming of Logan. Thank you again and God bless you.

Dan and Anne, Austin, MN
Date of Reversal: 4/02

In June of 2002, my husband and I came to see you for a vasectomy reversal. You were pretty much our last hope. You see my husband had already had a reversal prior to that one in 2001, and it was unsuccessful. We had already spent way too much money on everything and if this didn’t work, we would have had to stop trying because we couldn’t afford to do any more. A couple of months after my husbands surgery with you, he was tested and it came back as having sperm present. Not 100% but at least there was some. Then in November of 2002, I found out that I was pregnant! Now 9 months later we have a beautiful girl Rebecca who was born July 4, 2003 weighing 6lb 9 oz. I thank God for what you did, and for the know how. I had faith in you that you would be able to reverse my husband’s vasectomy and you did. I have recommended you to other people and I will continue to do so in the future. We are going to try for another child sometime within the next two years, and I know it will be successful because of the work you did. After years of trying, $14,000+, 2 reversals, numerous tests, constant heartache, we finally have our little miracle, and its all thanks to you. Thank you so much for all you did and God bless!

Scott and Misty, Fond-Du-Lac, WI
Date of Reversal: 6/02

We felt we received a lot of personal attention. Everyone there was very concerned with our well-being. You were very informative and had a friendly staff. We are expecting in February of 2004.

Dan and Julie, Oshkosh, WI
Date of Reversal: 8/02

The reversal was obviously a success. About 1 year and 2 weeks from Ron’s surgery, out came our son fully healthy. We’re all doing well and are happy. Thanks for your help.

Ron and Laura, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Date of Reversal: 9/02

Sandy and Rick are very happy to announce the arrival of Sydney on ¼. She weighed 9lb 1oz. Mom, Dad, and baby are doing great. Sandy was incredible. She was heard to say a half hour after delivery; “I could do this again in a week”. Sydney is picture perfect. Thank you for all your love and support.

Rick and Sandy, Roseville, MN
Date of Reversal: 9/02 Redo vasectomy reversal

My husband, Bruce, had a vasectomy reversal in your office last February. We are writing to share our exciting news. This July 2004 we will welcome a new addition to our family. Thank you so much for giving us the chance to have a family together. You can add us to your list of happy customers.

Bruce and Kirstin, Minneapolis, MN
Date of Reversal: 2/03

Experience at Minnesota Men’s Health Center was wonderful and professional. We were treated with respect and dignity on a very sensitive topic. We appreciate the kind and caring service. Expecting 6/04.

Justin and Heidi, State College, PA
Date of Reversal: 4/03

My husband Eric is a patient of yours. You performed a left varicocelectomy on Eric back in July of 2002 and then we worked with Dr. Erickson’s office after that. We would like to thank you for your medical assistance in us achieving pregnancy. We recently had a healthy baby girl named Ella on August 5, 2003 (8lb 1oz). We appreciate your guidance in helping us start our family after a year and a half of infertility struggles. Thanks again. We are so excited to have Ella here.

Kristin and Eric
Date of Varicocelectomy: 7/02

Words are not enough to thank you for your help in making our long-awaited dream of having a baby come true. Our beautiful daughter Melissa was conceived on our very first cycle of IUI, eight months after Mark’s bilateral varicocele surgery. She is a joy-filled little bundle of love, truly the answer to our prayers, and we’re savoring every moment of parenthood. We’re so grateful for the exceptional care Mark received at the Minnesota Men’s Health Center. We had almost given up hope after years of trying. We only wish we had come to you sooner. I remember the first time we visited your office looking through a book filled with thank-you notes and baby pictures. We barely dared hope that someday we might have a note and a picture to add to that book – but here we are! We pray that every couple who comes to your office will find the hope and healing that we did, and have the chance to experience the joy we now feel every single day. May God continue to bless you and the work you do. You have changed our lives forever, and we will never forget you.

Mark and Shelly, MN
Date of Varicocelectomy: 4/02
 

It was very positive. The staff was great. Dr. Schow was very informative about the procedure. He was also very accommodating as we live a fair distance away and he was able to do the consult and the operation all in one visit.

Everything went better than expected. I never had to take any pain medication. Also, we are now expecting.

John
Gilbert, MN
Date of Reversal: 5/02

We came to your clinic in May of 2002 for a vasectomy reversal. We greatly appreciated the knowledgeable staff and time taken to speak with us regarding the procedure.

Curtis, West Salem, WI
Date of Reversal: 5/24/02

We were very comfortable and the staff was very professional.

David, St. Paul
Date of Reversal: 5/2/02

Our experience was fine. We are now expecting in July 2003.

Philip, Marshall, MN
Date of Reversal: 4/02

Positive and informative staff made us both feel educated on the procedure, our chances to become parents, and helped us to feel secure in our decision. We both left with high hopes.

Dan & Anne, Austin, MN
Date of Reversal: 4/02

It was a pleasurable experience dealing with the staff of MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center. They went beyond the call of duty when they did my surgery on the weekend. It was great. They made me feel comfortable and at ease. Thank you very much.

Jerry, West St. Paul, MN
Date of Reversal: 4/02

We would definitely recommend Dr. Schow to others. The experience was very good.

Paul and Kym, Lino Lakes, MN
Date of Reversal: 2/02

I just wanted to drop you a note with a little update on our lives. As you know about a year ago my wife and I came to your office because we had been trying unsuccessfully for more than a year to have a child. I am sure you can imagine these were some pretty tough times for us, but you and your staff were courteous, informative, helpful, and immediately made us feel like there was hope.

I was diagnosed with a varicocele on the first visit. To make a long story short, one relatively easy surgery, two months, and several bags of frozen peas later, we received the wonderful news that my wife was pregnant. Nine months later our beautiful healthy baby girl, Sophie, was born. While I am sure I am probably a bit biased, I am fairly confident that she is perhaps the greatest child ever born!  Words can never truly express how happy we are.

I would like to thank you and your staff for all that you did for us. I hesitate to even think of what life would have been like had we not come to your clinic.

Adam
Varicocele Surgery: 1/02

Very professional. Rehab went very well. Recovered better than the vasectomy. Feel doctor did very good work.

Phil, Prescott, WI
Date of Reversal: 1/02

I wrote back when we were expecting and told Dr. Schow how thankful we were to be awaiting our new baby. Dr. Schow's confidence led us to go against the odds and have the reversal done even though the odds of a successful reversal after fifteen years were stacked against us. Obviously, Dr.Schow's confidence was not without merit. Here is a picture of Sam. His name stands for "Simply A Miracle". A miracle that could not have happened without Dr. Schow's skills. Thank you. Sam was born January 30, 2003 following a December 2001 reversal.

David and Beth
Date of Reversal: 12/01

Appreciated doctor taking time to explain the procedure. Perceived doctor as professional, yet very personable. Both my wife and I were very pleased with the procedure, overview, education, procedural expertise, and related pain management

Felt like we were in good hands and the surgery was a success despite the fact that my vasectomy had been 13 year prior to the reversal. Just after one year from the reversal we now have a beautiful boy born 11/28/02.

John and Kimberly, Emden, IL
Date of Reversal: 11/01

Dr. Schow, this is long overdue. I had a terrific experience at MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center under the circumstances. You and your staff were professional, courteous, and efficient. The “boys” are back and up for the journey, even after a year. You’re on the “A” list for my patients looking for a referral.

Jason, Minneapolis, MN
Date of Reversal: 9/01

Friendly and professional service made a difficult experience as easy as it could be. Thank You.

Eric, Eagan, MN
Date of Reversal: 9/01

Dr Schow was very upfront with us from the first appointment. He made us feel positive about the procedure. We would recommend this clinic to anyone. Enclosed is a picture of our son Nathan at one month. He was born 11/8/02.

We don’t think there are any improvements you need to make. We had a very positive attitude & the outcome was a beautiful baby boy. We will always be grateful to have discovered your clinic. Thank you for everything you have done!!

Ryan, Eau Claire, WI
Date of Reversal: 5/01

I had intended to write sooner, but I am excited to announce that the vasectomy reversal you performed in May of 2001 was a success. This time last year we were pleased to find that my wife was pregnant with conception taking place in November, just five months after the procedure. In July of 2002, out daughter Katherine was born. Delivery was uneventful. She is healthy, and at the two-month check up she was “off the chart” for height and weight.

I would not hesitate to recommend your clinic to any one needing a vasectomy reversal. Everyone was pleasant, professional, and made my one day stay in the clinic very easy: our daughter is proof of your surgical skills. In my case, I was a 54 year old who was 12 years post vasectomy, and the original surgeon had tied, cauterized, and clamped the ends to ensure complete closure. I am very pleased that you were able to reverse that.

Both my wife and I want to thank you very much for helping make us first time parents of this wonderful little girl.

James, Middleton, WI
Date of Reversal: 5/01

I was wonderfully impressed with Dr. Schow, his surgery team, and his office staff. Responsive informative, positive, and dedicated. I whole-heartedly recommend the center. It doesn’t hurt that the reversal was so successful. Twelve years after the vasectomy we got pregnant – just 3 months after the reversal (3/30/01). Clare was born 3/20/02.

Thank you so much for providing this wonderful service. Your expertise has made it possible for us to receive a real gift from God. Keep up the good work and thank you again. We are externally grateful.

Pat and Karen, St. Paul, MN
Date of Reversal: 3/01

It was a very pleasant experience and Dr. Schow was very professional and courteous as well was his staff. We had our concerns when we were deciding to do this, but after our experience and the birth of our son, we would suggest and recommend Dr. Schow to others.

Chad, Fairbault, MN
Date of Reversal: 2/01

Excellent. Courteous staff – fast follow up on questions, returned phone messages quickly. Dr. Schow was terrific – smart, skilled, & a good communicator.

Leigh, Blaine, MN
Date of Reversal: 1/01

Dr. Schow here is a picture of your operative success born 7/02. My wife and I would like to thank you for the wonderful service that you provided to us. After being 23 years out from my vasectomy I was concerned that the reversal would not be successful. However, with the initial consultation with you, you appeared to be quite confident that the reversal would be successful. As the picture proves you were correct. Overall, I was impressed with your surgical skills as well as the professionalism of your staff. I would certainly recommend you to anybody else that is seeking a vasectomy reversal.

Dave and Ann, Duluth, MN
Date of Reversal: 6/00

"My experience at MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center was more than satisfactory in every respect. Dr. Schow and his staff are not only professionally highly qualified, but also supportive and caring. I had no qualms about placing myself in their care and my wife and I are thrilled at the successful outcome.

A vas reversal 16 years out is an iffy proposition, but I’m here to tell you it worked and my wife was able to conceive naturally. We are absolutely thrilled and delighted. Thank Dr. Schow for a keen eye and sturdy hand."

David, Bethlehem, PA

"Not long ago, I was sitting in your waiting room reading letters like this one. Mostly, the letters are stories of successful reversals and pictures of the new babies. These letters give hope to those of us sitting there contemplating the reversal and wondering if we will be blessed with the same results. I was uncertain of success due to the length of time since my vasectomy (15 years) and my age (48). Even in the literature my odds were not encouraging. Those statistics have now been improved just by the success of my reversal. We are now expecting a February delivery following my surgery this past December 2001. While stating the long odds, you never gave us any reason to believe you would not be successful. Your confidence in your ability is obviously justified.

I am writing this to thank you as well as to let your new patients know, even with long odds, they are in the right place. This is surgery and any one would be apprehensive. All the details were laid out up front in the consultation (including the value of frozen peas!). Knowing this delicate surgery is to be performed by such a talented surgeon and a very professional staff helps alleviate some of the apprehension encountered by everyone contemplating this surgery. Thank you again."

David, MN

"Just wanted to drop a note to tell you of another successful surgery. My husband Christopher had a vasovasostomy in December of 2000. We now have a 6-month-old little boy born 1/16/02. Thank you so much."

Chris and Amy, WI

"Excellent experience. Vasectomy reversal December of 1999. Pregnant January of 2000 and had a baby boy born 9/30/00. Pregnant again and due in November of 2002."

Ron and Gretchen, MN

"Very convenient and professional. We compared facilities and prices at several places before deciding to go to MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center. Facilities, prices, and services were best at MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center. (The University is a nightmare to get to, park, and wait for appointment. Once you are there you wait for weeks/months just to get an appointment, and it costs more).

We think we should be your “poster children!” We got pregnant the first month we tried after the reversal. Baby Connor is already 2 months old. Good Job Doctor!! (Rob was disappointed we didn’t get to try longer)."

Rob and Marcia, MN

"Dr. Schow and his staff were very professional. He was very helpful and made us feel comfortable. Vasectomy reversal in 2/01. Pregnant due in June of 2002."

Lyle, MN

"We met with Dr Schow in October of 1999. Dr. Schow and his staff immediately made us feel comfortable. He informed us of the procedure and the possibilities of the reversal. He walked us through from the start of the procedure to the end of the procedure so that there would be no surprises…We felt with the percentage that he gave us of the possibility of me being fertile after 6 years beyond the vasectomy, and the knowledge we gained about the microscopic surgery, we were in win-win situation. I went into Dr. Schow’s office and they prepared me for the surgery. I was a little nervous…Dr. Schow and the entire staff made me feel comfortable…Two months (after the surgery) later we were blessed with a pregnancy. We were so happy we could not believe it"

Terry and Tiffany, Andover, MN

"First rate in every respect. Very personable staff. Always returned phone calls. Provided education to help with processing decisions"

Robert, Lakeville, MN

"After a previous unsuccessful attempt at a vasectomy reversal, we were referred to Dr. Schow. Starting with the first consultation, we encountered great professionalism, sincerity and guarded optimism. We were left with a renewed sense of hope. Dr. Schow’s support staff only added to our positive experience by focusing on our comfort and well-being. We were pregnant 8 months after surgery"

Dan and Beth, Chippewa Falls, WI

"I had a vasectomy more than 18 years ago. I had talked to other urologists about having a reversal but was not confident it would work. My wife and I were actually looking into IVF when we met with Dr. Schow. Dr. Schow presented himself in a very professional and confident manner without seeming arrogant. He made me feel very comfortable and confident with his skills and allowed me to make a decision to go through with a reversal and feel optimistic that it would work. My wife was pregnant 7 months after the vasectomy reversal."

Chuck, Wausau, WI

 "Dr. Schow and his staff are extremely thorough and professional. The doctor went through the entire procedure and recovery with us prior to Jay’s surgery. We did extensive research prior to selecting MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center, and we found MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center to have the best references and programs. We became pregnant 5 months after the reversal. A baby girl is on the way. Thank you!! MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center and Dr. Schow have made our dreams come true."

Ericka and Jay, Lawrence, KS

"Friendly staff, efficient, helpful"

Randall, Ripon, WI

"Surgery was 1/24/00, positive pregnancy test on 7/24/00. Who could ask for more."

Kent and Kimberly, Lino Lakes, MN

"My HMO did not have a specialist in male infertility. The urologists on staff at the HMO were inexperienced in this area. When I came to MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center, I found the staff really cared about me and my wife and that their knowledge and experience is cutting edge. I’d like to thank the entire staff at MMHC's National Vasectomy Reversal Center and would certainly recommend them.

Tim and Molly, Minneapolis, MN

"It was a great experience from the initial office visit to the post surgery follow-up. The staff was great, Dr. Schow makes you feel at ease and comfortable throughout the process. His nursing staff was very friendly and helpful. We cannot thank Dr. Schow and his staff enough for our little bundle of joy! We had a baby boy just over a year after my surgery."

Tim, Oakdale, MN
 

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