More men want a vasectomy as many states are taking action to ban or restrict abortion after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, doctors told CBS News in a report on Tuesday.
Tampa-area urologist Dr. Doug Stein said that the number of men seeking the 10-minute outpatient procedure, which blocks sperm from entering semen, has nearly doubled since the ruling.
Stein said he is discussing options with those men who are under the age of 30 or do not have children, and probing whether they are absolutely sure they want the procedure. He said he tells patients that while vasectomies are reversible, not all reversals are successful.
Other areas of the United States are also noting similar trends. KSHB reported recently that inquiries into getting a vasectomy in the Kansas City area have increased some 900%.
One Florida patient, Thomas Figueroa, 27, told CBS News that he and his girlfriend have no desire for kids, so getting a vasectomy was always on his mind, and the Supreme Court [decision] "did push me to finally do it."
Figueroa also emphasized that a male getting a vasectomy eases the burden on women who have lost their constitutional right to an abortion and for those who feel that the next step could be restrictions on birth control, telling CBS News that this is a way that men can "protect their girlfriends or try and protect their partners."
Recovery from a vasectomy takes about two days, while a female tubal ligation is a riskier and more invasive procedure.
Houston's Jordan Castro got a vasectomy after Texas passed a law banning abortion after about six weeks of fertilization, saying "really try to put yourself in women's shoes, men should try to take a little responsibility."
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