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Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite
(www.theguardian.com)
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whelp, now we know the next thing in their crosshairs.
Men can get vasectomies.
If any guy out there is thinking about it, it's a simple, easy procedure that actually isn't that painful.
Edit: I blocked Angry_Autist@lemmy.world ages ago but apparently they're still following me around and downvoting.
I’m very glad I went ahead and got my nads snipped over my spouse having an incredibly invasive surgery for sterilization. Any guy afraid to get one is being a baby about it
Some people are really averse to medical procedures, we shouldn't judge others for their bodily autonomy.
That said, I did similar to you. My wife has some ovarian cysts and was warned that a tubal ligation would likely cause more and then she'd probably have to have surgery, maybe even an oophorectomy.
I had concerns about the risks of tubal ligation already but that sealed it for sure. Got snipped right after my 40th birthday.
To expand: Got mine several years ago. I was literally in a cold sweat shaking in fear when I got into that doctor's office and it ended up being a total cakewalk. You basically get one pinch that feels like someone snapped you in the groin with a rubber band, and then you're pretty much done. I was way more worried than I needed to be. Sat in a lazy boy with peas on my junk for a few days and was right back at it.
Also, don't make your lady get sterilized just because you're a bitch. The female process is so much more invasive/painful.
Edit: fun fact, those stirrup things on the doctor table are actually kinda comfy. I dont understand the complaints.
Speaking as a woman who has had some terrible gynecologists over the years, the stirrups are worse when you have to scoot yourself down the bed until you're practically falling off of it and are getting painful procedures done to you without anesthesia. I had to get a biopsy of my cervix one time and the most they did for me was to tell me to take some ibuprofen before the procedure. Women's healthcare is still barbaric a disturbingly large amount of the time.
I was so happy to get to work with a very modern and compassionate OB/Gyn for my 3rd year medical school rotation. She offered her patients valium and local anesthesia for things like IUD insertions (and didn't scold her patients for expressing pain when they did feel it.)
Ibuprofen.... Are you fucking kidding? I'm actually enraged. I got a months worth of oxy for my vasectomy and only 'needed' two doses. They even gave me something to take before it to relax, though I don't remember if it was Valium or Xanax.
Same! The really important part is the after care. If you ignore the doctors instructions you can have blood pool up in your scrotum and if it's bad enough they'll have to extract it.
Vasectomies can also be reversed, that's correct right?
Yes, and they're safer than women getting their tubes tied by a wide margin. There is no guarantee a reversal will work though so if you're on the fence about kids either wait or freeze some of your sperm and plan for IV or something like that.
This is good but to add on, it's generally safe but is still a surgical procedure and can lead to complications.
Anyone should still do their due diligence to make sure this is the right move for themselves.
This is a good call out. It's one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk.
There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here.
Unless you want to pay child support for 200,000 children, I would hold off on freezing /s
Yes. And actually often reverse themselves over time as it heals, so make sure to go to your checkups to make sure you're still shooting blanks.