Family planning is incredibly personal, but it has become more common for couples to choose the vasectomy route. Around 500,000 vasectomy procedures are performed in the United States every year. There are a number of reasons for this. First, more knowledge about the impact of birth control has come out, and many women have decided not to take the pill or engage in any other form of birth control. (Good for them!) More couples have also decided to have more open conversations about monogamy and family planning, which is great. A vasectomy is also considered to be less invasive than a tubal removal or other types of permanent fixes to prevent having children.
Although the procedure is common, safe, and typically effective, a lot of guys walk in with assumptions that didn’t quite match reality. I’ve heard some horror stories, and some men have had some regrets about moving forward with it. Here are five things a lot of guys wish they knew before they went in for the snip.
