Actually I do know who needs to hear it - people like this: https://twitter.com/kazweida/status/1521312672465051649

I know it's not the most important thing right now, but since the Roe v Wade news there have been a bunch of tweets encouraging men to get vasectomies, and/or trying to analogize between female birth control methods and vasectomies, that include some assertion to the effect of "you can just get it reversed later when you're ready for kids".

This is not true. Yes, the vasectomy reversal procedure exists but its success rate is not very good (70% at best), and the likelihood of restoring fertility only goes down as more time passes since the initial vasectomy. This is why urologists advise their patients to consider a vasectomy to be a permanent procedure.

I won't say much more about it, other than it would be nice if more forms of male birth control (e.g. Vasalgel) entered the market soon.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Did it hurt? I have the children I want and I'm thinking of getting one.

    • Ithorian [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      It wasn't comfortable but a day watching TV with a bag of ice on my nuts and I was walking ok the next day.

      • ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any]
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        3 years ago

        Can confirm. Feels more like tugging. Played god of war with peas on my nuts for a couple days after.

        Not worrying is :stalin-approval:

    • CrimsonDynamo [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I feel like I took a softball to the crotch for about five days. Still worth it