# 1-713-reverse **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 27, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-713-reverse/184834 "2003-06-27T20:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-713-reverse/184834/1 "2003-06-27T20:03:11Z")
Does anyone have the Straight Dope ® regarding the vasectomy reversal billboards that are plastered all along Interstate highways throughout the US? You’ve seen 'em … they all read: **MICROSURGERY VASECTOMY REVERSAL 1-713-REVERSE (HOUSTON)** ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-713-reverse/184834/2 "2003-06-27T20:11:41Z")
What exactly do you want to know about them? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-713-reverse/184834/3 "2003-06-27T20:15:30Z")
If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say that a company that specialized in vasectomy reversal, based in Houston, wanted to drum up some more business so they paid to have the information printed on a bunch of billboards. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-713-reverse/184834/4 "2003-06-27T21:37:00Z")
[Here](http://vasectomyreversal.com/)’s Dr. Pohl’s website.