Both have been sterilised?

Hello Brian, could you please tell me if it's possible for me and my partner to recieve treatment and what nature of treatment this would be to start a family, as both concerned parties have been sterilised?

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If you and your partner have both been sterilised there are various ways to have a family.  You could both attempt to have your sterilisation reversed.  Another possibility is for you to have IVF treatment and the sperm can be retrieved surgically.