Ms Littlejohn said: “We are so used to women and pregnant people shouldering the responsibilities of contraception that when we see men become interested, it is seen as something special.
Dr. Brian Nguyen, an ob-gyn and founder of Emerge Lab, a research organization that educates men about reproductive health, points out that who gets a vasectomy is also often determined by education level. question, race and geographic access, as most urologists are concentrated in urban areas. This procedure – and the reversal, which is not always successful – can also be expensive without insurance. “We also have to admit that underutilized vasectomy is a systemic problem,” he said.
A ‘noticeable’ change
“When I started having my vasectomy, about 40 years ago, if you went to a cocktail party and you brought up the topic of a vasectomy, people might look at you a little weird,” says Dr. Doug Stein, a urologist et al. owner of several clinics in Florida. But the young men who called his clinic in July said it was time “for them to step up” and take birth control on their own – a “remarkable” change in attitude. It could be a sign of a tendency for men to take more and more responsibility for family planning, Dr. Stein said.
External circumstances can also prompt a man to have a vasectomy. In 2008, the Great Recession spurred a marked increase in demand. “When the economy is bad and money is a big deal, people are less interested in having children,” said Dr. Marc Goldstein, professor and urologist in the Weill Cornell Department of Urology. An analysis published in 2014Using economic data from 2001 to 2011, shows that the higher the unemployment rate, the more vasectomy per month.
Now, many young couples are facing another economic downturn, as well as the spiraling climate crisis and fallout from the pandemic, both of which the researchers say could be the case. accelerate even more The United States is decreasing the birth rate. One Morning Consult’s 2020 poll found that nearly 40% of millennials cite the cost of raising a child as the main reason why they are not parents and several recent surveys, including one published in 2020find that climate anxiety is on the rise shaping reproductive options.
“Financially, it’s almost impossible in this country at the moment to raise a child. It’s not particularly safe either,” said Mr Bridgen, the comedian. “Every day you turn on the news, it feels like this country is on fire. So why would I want to bring a child in here? “
