• survirtual@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    People should be paying you to get a vasectomy. When I got mine (8 years ago now?) it was $800. It is the single most effective thing one can do for the environment, and is a real vote against these tyrannous governments oppressing people (women specifically in the case of banning abortion).

    For women, sterilization is involved and dangerous. For men, it is a 5 minute procedure. Do it!

    Start taking the steps!

    Don’t forget that after you get it, you need to wait around 6 months before you’re sterile. Then, you need to get your sperm count checked. It is important, the vasectomy is not immediate sterilization.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      It is not six months. I was told by my doctor it was roughly one month, 30 days, and that was the time frame in which I was tested for before and after.

      It can, in some situations, take up to three months at the outside. But definitely not six.

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        7 months ago

        I am glad it was short for you, but it varies in general. For some people it doesn’t take long. For others, it takes longer. For some, reconnection occurs so it is important to check again 1 year after the vasectomy.

        15-20 ejaculations typically clear any remaining sperm, but again none of this is universal and it needs to be tested.

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          7 months ago

          You absolutely do need to follow your doctor’s recommendations and get a sperm count done at the prescribed times. But just blithely saying “it takes six months” to people is going to set them up with the wrong idea.

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      7 months ago

      I have sent an email to setup an appointment. And my cousin told me the same thing about having to empty the tank before you’re good to go.