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I have compared with a friend that wanted to get her tubes tied, and the doctor insisted she might change her mind, should wait a few years, and wanted her to s
by briffle 4y ago
I have compared with a friend that wanted to get her tubes tied, and the doctor insisted she might change her mind, should wait a few years, and wanted her to speak to her partner about it.
I asked for a vasectomy, and the doctor scheduled it 2 days later. It really is a double standard
- buscoquadnary 4y agoFrom my understanding vasectomies are much easier to reverse than the female equivalent that might account for some of it.
- celeritascelery 4y agoAnd on top of the reversibility, vasectomy is a much simpler out-patient procedure compared to tubal ligation (which means lower risk of complications). There is not a double standard here, just medical reality.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoThen why are all the refusal statements we're hearing about "regret" instead of risk?
- celeritascelery 4y agoBecause the biggest consideration is the reversibility as GP said. If you have Tubal Ligation your odds of getting it successfully reversed is 1%[1]. It is effectively a permanent decision. [1]https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(15)00292-7/pdf https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(15)00292-7/pdf
- hamburglar 4y agoMy vasectomy doc made it very clear that vasectomies are not always reversible and you should absolutely not count on them being reversible if you anticipate changing your mind.