Got one when I turned 40, one of the best things I’ve ever done. Women love it, no condoms, just creampies all day. (Obviously, still get tested for STDs) Don’t have to worry about kids.
Didn’t even hurt, the worst part was smelling my jizz tubes being burnt shut. Had a dull pain for a day or two, that was it. And insurance paid for it!
Don’t ruin your life with an accidental 18 year prison sentence, get snipped today! 🤣
Yes, got mine after my 2nd kid was born. Definitely a good choice for me and my wife. Neither of us like condoms and every horminal birth control she’s taken has caused more problems than they were worth.
Same, after the second kid. We never use condoms, she was always on the pill, and its easier for me to get that snip and be done than have her deal with that fun all the time.
Yes, early 20s. Very positive experience, in and out of the doctor’s room in under 5 minutes. Took longer to fill out the paperwork.
Yes. Got it when I was 24. Appointment happened to be on a Valentines day. Didn’t have kids, didn’t want kids. Nearly 20 years later, still don’t have kids, still don’t want kids. Total cost was a $20 copay.
For some reason I had some pain during cauterization, which isn’t supposed to be possible, so maybe it was in my head. Other than that, no side effects.
The pain was your entire bloodline screaming.
Don’t worry, they calm down. lol
Nope. My partner had a hysterectomy. I would have no questions asked, but it isn’t necessary
Yes 1.5 years ago. Not bad but I do have dull ball pain if ejac frequency is greater than every 48 hours. Not a big deal for me approaching 40. But overall would not recommended to anyone in their 20’s or early 30’s with a high libido.
That’s rough anyways. Is that a common side effect? I had mine done at planned parenthood. I was out for a few days and this subsided after a couple months.
It’s fairly common for closed tubes, and less common but not too rare for open-ended procedures.
Yes I have a vasectomy. I have two sons and my partner and I were done having kids. The procedure was easy and mostly painless. Healing was quick. The worst part was after I scheduled it I for calls asking why I was getting the procedure and asking a lot of invasive questions, for the record I live in Iowa.
Had one in my early 30s. No regrets at all. Highly recommend to anyone thinking about it
It’s medically dangerous for my SO to get pregnant, plus we live in a conservative state so the danger is much higher.
Pro tip: make sure your doctor believes you when you say you aren’t numb.
No
I have multiple partners, so condoms are mandatory for STI prevention. And even if a condom breaks, my SO takes the pill (for hormonal reasons) and my other partners are men. So, there’s no risk of pregnancy.
Ooohhh, your wife won’t have unprotected sex b/c of the other partners. I figured you’d at least be able to be fluid bonded with your SO.
You can still use condoms with men…?!
Sounds like OP does in fact use condoms with everyone.
I meant he could get a vasectomy and have unprotected sex with his SO while still having safe sex with other people, but I guess it’s just how it was negotiated.
Indeed, as we are an open couple, it was negotiated.
The deal is to do my best to avoid getting an STI (condoms, vaccines, PrEP and testing), AND to do my best to protect her in case I’d be unknowningly infected.
As I have some risky practices with my other partners (unprotected oral sex), I don’t pretend having safe sex.
Of course, and I do. But condoms are designed for penetration, and sex is not all about penetration.
Yes. Got a dog, realized that responsibility was my limit and the heightened liability/cost of a child would send me to an early grave. Never desired kids anyways so snippy snippy!
Got one in my early 30s. Wish I’d done it sooner! It’s a scary step to sterilize yourself, even if you’re sure you never want kids, but not only have I had no regrets, my appreciation continued to grow to this very day. I swear, any man without a vasectomy is a damn fool. Even if I wanted kids, knowing what I know now, I’d STILL have gotten one even sooner and tried to foster and adopt instead.
Nope! My kid is almost grown up, and I want another one. Mid life crisis over here lol.
The first thing in this thread to make me squirm in discomfort.
Got mine in my late 20s! Huge fan. A good part of it was really that I’ve never dated a person who has had great experiences with birth control. Also, y’know, creampies are hot.
Been thinking about it, but read too many horror stories about recovery. Don’t know who to trust anymore.
They said tonsils removal would be okay,.wisdom teeth removal would be fine. Both were atrocious experiences.
I’m afraid of anything remotely like that for my downstairs.
I’m one of those “horror stories”, the 3% who have post-procedure pain (dull ache) for the 1st year, and 5% of those whose pain continues after.
And still, no regrets. The occasional dull ache is SO worth the benefits.
Yep.
Don’t have to worry about bringing a human into a worse world than I am in.
After I got mine I would tell people, “Whatever happens 500 years from now, it’s not my fucking fault.”