I'm getting a vasectomy

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  • Reply 21 of 57
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell

    Because I thought you might see it as some kind societal discrimination against men. I mean come on, women are pressuring men to literally get castrated!



    Anyway congrats to murbot on worry-free sex!




    Well it's safer and easier for a guy...not to mention I'd think less expensive.



    Quote:

    Originally posted by Matsu

    Holy shit, miss a day, miss a lot.



    Those pics are awful, I hate you for making me look, eek.



    20 times before you're dry huh? What witht he infamous collection, that should take you about a day!




    I'm sure he can persuade his wife to help though...I can just hear it



    Wife: "AGAIN?! How many times do I have to?"

    Murbot: "The doctor said at least 40"
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  • Reply 22 of 57
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Shooting blanks...well it's your nuts in the firing line...
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  • Reply 23 of 57
    Murray, you are DEAD to me now...



    My crotch is a scalpel free zone, thank you.
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  • Reply 24 of 57
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Not to mention... needle free.



    EEEEesh!



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  • Reply 25 of 57
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
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    Originally posted by BRussell

    [...]I think she should get her tubes tied. My argument is that if I died at 50, she'd be too old anyway to have kids if she got re-married. But what if she dies at 50, and I want to get married and have kids with a 30-year old? Needless to say, she wasn't too impressed by that argument.



    What do the US laws say currently about the female vasectomy? In the other countries I've lived in they allow that to ONLY women that are over 30, married and have over 4 children _AND_ with her husbands permission. If none of that crap is wanted in here, I'll have it done - or I would not mind even selling the stupid, useless thing producing eggs.
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  • Reply 26 of 57
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Giaguara

    What do the US laws say currently about the female vasectomy? In the other countries I've lived in they allow that to ONLY women that are over 30, married and have over 4 children _AND_ with her husbands permission. If none of that crap is wanted in here, I'll have it done - or I would not mind even selling the stupid, useless thing producing eggs.



    There are no such laws to my knowledge. That is kinda stupid to say who can get what. Maybe I guess I can see an age limit, but all those restrictions...wth?





    Honestly Murbot your more of a man then I!
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  • Reply 27 of 57
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    So anyone has ideas of the female vasectomy? Do I need anyone else's "permission" to modify my own body (I am over 18 y old), and how much does it cost and where for example do they do them?
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  • Reply 28 of 57
    MB,



    IIRC, the female version is related to hysterectomy, not a vasectomy.



    tubal ligation used to be the technology, but I'm not a doctor, and certainly not an OBstetrician/GYNecologist.



    no idea if it's covered in health care where you are.
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  • Reply 29 of 57
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by curiousuburb

    IIRC, the female version is technically a hysterectomy, not a vasectomy.



    tubal ligation used to be the technology, but I'm not a doctor, and certainly not an OBstetrician/GYNecologist.




    Well, "A hysterectomy removes a woman's uterus, and sometimes her ovaries and fallopian tubes" (from here) so the cutting away the fallopian tubes must have different names.



    Oh, found:



    For women, tubal ligation involves conventional hospitalization, general anesthesia and lengthier, more complicated surgery than a vasectomy. In comparison, no-scalpel vasectomy may be completed in minutes, barely scoring the skin of the scrotum.



    A majorit of tubal ligations are laparoscopic (intra-abdominal) procedures that require several hours of hospital recovery time and days of recuperation. The potential serious risks with this type of surgery include perforation of the intestine, infection, complications from anesthesia and even pulmonary embolism. Less serious but more frequent are the long-term side effects of tubal ligation. These include painful menstrual cycles, pelvic pain and a controversial complication that is still under study, called "post tubal ligation syndrome."



    Vasectomies are usually outpatient procedures performed in the doctors' office and usually take less than a half-hour to complete. There are almost no risk of serious complications and no proven long-term complications to vasectomy. Quick recovery usually allows patients to have the procedure on Friday and to return to work on Monday.



    When it comes to cost, a simple vasectomy is more than four times less expensive than a routine tubal ligation: Compare $2,000+ costs in a tubal ligation to approximately $500 for a vasectomy. Still, most couples may opt for tubal ligation because some couples still perceive birth control as solely a woman's responsibility.
    , (here).
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  • Reply 30 of 57
    i stand corrected.



    know some hysterectomies, but not many get it now, unless there are other issues.



    once upon a time, docs promised both male and female tying procedures might be untied later
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  • Reply 31 of 57
    I will probably make an ass of myself now, but ehmm ehmm here it comes.... IS IT REVERSIBLE ?
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  • Reply 32 of 57
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    I have heard of them being reversed. But to me it looks like the more modern technique is difficult to go back on.
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  • Reply 33 of 57
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by piwozniak

    I will probably make an ass of myself now, but ehmm ehmm here it comes.... IS IT REVERSIBLE ?



    It's possible, but don't count on it. That is the best answer you can get really, unless someone can pull up some stats.
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  • Reply 34 of 57
    The male operation should cost around $ 500, female $ 2000 and up. There is also a freezing method to make the uterus inactive (not menstruating, thus could work also as pregnancy prevention), but I have no idea of its cost.



    Congrats, murbot.
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  • Reply 35 of 57
    so do they store a round in a tube for you to cover thier and your asses in case you change your mind?
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  • Reply 36 of 57
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I'm back, still alive.



    It was a piece of cake, really. I laid there reading SI while my surgeon fixed me up.



    The worst part was the needle. (well, 3 of them) First wasn't bad, the next 2 into each vas were pretty bad. After that though, I couldn't feel a thing.



    I actually got bored of the mag and decided to watch. Pretty cool how quickly these guys operate. The most unsettling thing was the sound of him burning the tubes... not a really pleasant sound or smell.



    We chatted about websites, I told him all about the iPod, and probably got him convinced to buy his son one.



    I'm a bit sore now, but it's really not bad. Kind of like how you feel a few hours after a knee in the balls. Have some Tylenol 3s if it gets bad.



    Total cost: $12. Tylenol 3 and one dose of Ativan.



    My favorite part was seeing the 1.5cm stip of vas deferens tube he removed from each side. He held it up for me before dropping it into a little cup. Sweet.



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  • Reply 37 of 57
    discocowdiscocow Posts: 603member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot



    My favorite part was seeing the 1.5cm stip of vas deferens tube he removed from each side. He held it up for me before dropping it into a little cup. Sweet.





    You should've saved & bronzed them. And, you know, keep them on a plack on your mantle.



    There's no better conversation piece than a set of bronzed vas deferens tubes.
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  • Reply 38 of 57
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    Originally posted by DiscoCow

    You should've saved & bronzed them. And, you know, keep them on a plack on your mantle.



    There's no better conversation piece than a set of bronzed vas deferens tubes.




    or perhaps gilded as trophy earrings for the domineering spouse
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  • Reply 39 of 57
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Okay! Great! Congrat's!
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  • Reply 40 of 57
    Congeldinglations!
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