A vasectomy isn't a magic off-switch for your baby-making machinery. It’s more like a detour for the swimmers. The procedure simply cuts or blocks the vas deferens, the tiny highway sperm use to join the party.
Your testicles keep making sperm every single day, happily unaware of this new roadblock. They’re like little factories working overtime, just with no way to deliver the goods. This means the raw material for conception is still there, patiently waiting for a plan B.