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! 🤣

  • copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works
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    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.

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    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.

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      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.

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      If you look in my post history you’ll find my story. Short of getting my balls chopped completely off, mine went as badly as one could possibly go.

      It sucked a little, but 1 year later and absofuckinglutely no regerts.

      Get it done, then you can join the rest of us and LAUNCH ARCING ROPES OF JISM ALL OVER THIS MOTHERFUCKER!

      PEACE!

      Seriously though, do it. It’s the best decision I ever made, bar none.

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    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.

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    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.

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      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.

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    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.

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    I got it done at 35, it went pretty well and I was into work that night with an ice pack on my nuts. I booked it when I had a month of desk work instead of being on the floor doing lifting.

    There was a small complication, I had swelling in one testes and had to go in a month later to get an anti-inflammatory injection directly into the ball, it is still a bit more large in the epididymis.

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      I had issues with my epididymis being painful years ago.

      One of the reasons km not sure about vasectomy.

      Is epididymis issues a common side. Feel like I’m playing with fire if I have had issues before doing anything that might make those issues worse.

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    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.

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    My mate had a botched vasectomy a few years back, they even tried again and couldn’t get it done for some reason.

    I still brought over a bag of frozen peas and a ‘sorry for your loss’ card for him though.

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    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.

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      The pain was your entire bloodline screaming.

      Don’t worry, they calm down. lol

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    I got one as soon as Roe v. Wade was overturned, but I have already thought a long while about it due to having bad lungs, a bad heart, and bad eyes. My parents have to be cousins, I swear…best decision I ever made though, that peace of mind is unmatched.

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    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!

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    Got mine after having my 4th kid in five years. I have no regrets, just relief.

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    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.