Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.

87 points

I got one 2 years ago. Super easy and much less pain than kids. I felt like I got kicked in the balls 10 minutes ago for a few days. Worth it.

Don’t make your ladies have a more invasive surgery. Just get it done.

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Best thing I ever did.

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I had mine 14 years ago 100% free all thanks to Plan Parenthood. No pain for me and I was back in action after 5 days. Wife at time had no problem giving me the 20 our so releases I needed to make sure I was clesn of active sperm.

So after doctors said I was clean said goodbye to condoms and never been freeier.

They say you can get easily reverse so see no reason why women should suffer under a horrible surgery and be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. When it takes 30 minutes and all well in 5 days.

Fyi mine also done here in Oklahoma but Tulsa area. I had to wait only 2 months for a slot.

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48 points

They say you can get easily reverse

That’s not true, reversal is much more invasive and not guaranteed to work

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They told me it be less likely that I could reproduce the longer I had it but I was assured it was easily reversed. Not that matter I am not interested in having any more kids.

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Yeah I got warned it wasn’t a 100% reversible.

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25 points

It doesn’t really matter. They can just get sperm from your testicles instead of trying to reverse it.

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I was told it is also less likely to succeed the longer you’ve had it. Relying on reversals is a less than ideal plan.

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4 points

I was more upset that I had to wait the full 6 months to test, but it didn’t matter since I failed the first time anyway…

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2 points

So it didn’t work?

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I agree that ladies shouldn’t have to get the much more invasive surgery, but I’ve never met a woman who regretted her hysterectomy.

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Most women who’ve had a hysterectomy have likely had a severe debilitating medical issue related to the uterus and so removing it probably makes them feel the most free they’ve been in a long time.

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I have. She had one as part of cancer treatment. And told me that she wished she had pushed for options that didn’t involve a hysterectomy.

Personally I was pretty glad to hear she got one. She would have been a terrible mother.

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I agree, but the sad part is this is being done because abortion is illegal there now. It’s being done out of desperation, not because someone wants it done.

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16 points

Whatever gets fewer kids into the world I support.

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I understand the sentiment, but supporting this is sort of conceding the anti-abortion laws are there to stay and I don’t think we should accept that.

If you want to get a vasectomy, fine. That’s a personal choice. But the reason so many men are signing up for a free vasectomy isn’t because it’s a good financial deal. It’s because we’re losing the fight and we need to start winning it again.

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Fewer unwanted kids, I can get behind.

If you’re talking about global sustainability, it’s a little more complicated than just “less is better”.

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This is such a short sighted and selfish thing to say.

I had a vasectomy, for many of the reasons stated here (the most important one being so my wife didn’t have to put her own body through any more trauma).

But I had 3 beautiful, healthy and perfect kids first

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12 points

Anti-natalism definitely the most empathetic ideology and not at all misanthropic

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Don’t make your ladies have a more invasive surgery. Just get it done.

word, the differences in their longterm health outcomes are ridiculous with hysterectomy. We still get our testosterone and dangly bits, we just, er, cut the swimmers off at the pass. not having to worry about condoms / bc / etc? priceless.

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That is if you can find a doctor who will give a recommendation for one. My partner has endometriosis and has wanted an oblation for a while but nobody will give her the ok cuz she’s in her 30’s and “she could still have kids if she wanted to.”

I thought stuff like that was a meme but she can’t find anyone. The first doctor I met with just wanted me to know a vasectomy was permanent and he gave me some vallium. $200 and 20 minutes was all it took for me and she’s STILL looking to get an oblation :/

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22 points

Wanted one since I was 18, finally got it at 36. Couldn’t be happier

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Got it 2 decades ago. Downside is my balls hang lower. Which has caused discomfort riding bikes. Finding the right underwear has been crucial for comfort. The other pain is my balls hitting the water, I don’t like toilet water on my balls

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I don’t like toilet water on my balls

Does anybody? lol

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4 points

Maybe on a hot day

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2 points

Is the US the only country in the world that fills toilets to the top, or are there others?

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Water is at the bottom like normal toilets. Probably have 3-4 inches of sack hanging. Some toilets are deeper than others, public vs private mostly. The worst are the almond shaped public toilets that are really shallow

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Each public toilet that does not have a tank in the back can have the water level adjusted. I have seen some bathrooms with identical toilets where the water is anywhere between 5 to 8 inches down from the seat.

Yes, I have preferred toilets at work due to low hanging balls and dislike of ball sweat tea.

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There is no way 3-4 inches would get close to the water in my toilet. There would only be a few inches of water in the bottom.

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51 points

I suspect the 2 decades might have more to do with your balls hanging lower than the vasectomy lol

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8 points

noticed the lower hanging balls immediately. Couple of my friends have the same experience post vasectomy m, balls hang lower. Granted I already had grandad balls at 24 when I got snipped. Definitely could get some puppetry going

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Interesting. Did you have a laser or a scalpel? I had mine last month, and haven’t noticed any difference at all.

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It sounds like the surgeon didn’t just snip the vas deferens, then, because your testicles aren’t supported by it.

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My right testicle gets VERY SORE sometimes

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Wtf, so does mine. When I brought it up, they said the vasectomy couldn’t have caused that and I had mine 8 years ago.

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I honestly doubt it couldn’t see as that essentially sounds like blue balls.

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I think my experience was pretty non typical, but ye, I did NOT have a good time.

Long story short, there was student in the room, so instead of just getting it over with as quickly as possible, my guy was EXCRUCIATINGLY slow to numb me, and not before he’d shown her how to enter the fucking konami code into my nutsack. At one point I actually sat up and asked just what the fuck he was doing, because I was in so much discomfort. It probably lasted 15 - 20 minutes total, but it felt like eternity.

Other than that, it was fine though. Felt like I’d been kicked in the nuts for a few days afterwards, but then it was all good. Still got a month to go before I get the all clear though.

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Bro dont wait a month. If you feel Ok to do it, crank that hog and clear them splooge tubes. Make the doctor doing your spunk check say “your specimen sample is 100% clear for Adult Swim only”

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Lol, I meant another month before I can get tested. I was back at it the next day.

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13 points

Got mine about a year ago. Way less painful than I expected. Totally worth it.

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