On average, less than 0.1% of men have had vasectomies in the world’s 69 least developed countries. Vasectomies do not affect sex drives and men that undergo the method can continue to enjoy healthy and satisfying intimate relationships.ĭespite these perks, vasectomy remains one of the least common contraceptive methods globally, while tubal ligation (female sterilisation), a more complex, riskier procedure, remains the most common. For many men and their partners, the procedure is life-changing, removing the need to worry about unplanned pregnancies or having condoms at hand, and relieving the burden that women are traditionally expected to shoulder throughout their reproductive lives. This removes sperm from semen during ejaculation and ensures that a woman’s egg is not fertilised. Usually carried out under local anaesthetic within just a few minutes, the tubes that carry a man’s sperm (called vas deferens) are cut or sealed, preventing the sperm from entering the urethra. A vasectomy is 99% effective, and considered permanent. Vasectomies are standard surgical procedures. Although the first-known vasectomy was performed on a dog in 1823, vasectomies emerged during the Second World War as a form of birth control for men and have since become more widely available, with the procedure covered under national health insurance in some countries. It’s 2020, yet there are still only two methods of contraception for men: male condoms and vasectomies (male sterilisation). Population Matters Campaigner Katrina Dixon gathered testimonies from men across the world about their personal experiences of getting “the snip”. World Vasectomy Day, which falls on 20 November this year, is an annual celebration of the men who choose a vasectomy to help share the burden of contraception and responsible family planning.
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