▲ 249 ▼ Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/childfree@lemmy.world 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off
[–] krox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Vasectomies can also be reversed, that's correct right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yes, and they're safer than women getting their tubes tied by a wide margin. There is no guarantee a reversal will work though so if you're on the fence about kids either wait or freeze some of your sperm and plan for IV or something like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is good but to add on, it's generally safe but is still a surgical procedure and can lead to complications. Anyone should still do their due diligence to make sure this is the right move for themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago This is a good call out. It's one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk. There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago Unless you want to pay child support for 200,000 children, I would hold off on freezing /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] IvyisAngy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yes. And actually often reverse themselves over time as it heals, so make sure to go to your checkups to make sure you're still shooting blanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yes, and they're safer than women getting their tubes tied by a wide margin. There is no guarantee a reversal will work though so if you're on the fence about kids either wait or freeze some of your sperm and plan for IV or something like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is good but to add on, it's generally safe but is still a surgical procedure and can lead to complications. Anyone should still do their due diligence to make sure this is the right move for themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago This is a good call out. It's one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk. There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago Unless you want to pay child support for 200,000 children, I would hold off on freezing /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is good but to add on, it's generally safe but is still a surgical procedure and can lead to complications. Anyone should still do their due diligence to make sure this is the right move for themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago This is a good call out. It's one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk. There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago This is a good call out. It's one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk. There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago Unless you want to pay child support for 200,000 children, I would hold off on freezing /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IvyisAngy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yes. And actually often reverse themselves over time as it heals, so make sure to go to your checkups to make sure you're still shooting blanks. permalink fedilink source parent