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A Dozen Funny Reasons for Vasectomy

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter movie poster

Funny, but not the typical scene of a vasectomy at The Turek Clinic. Photo courtesy of the movie.

As a vasectomist, I realize that a vasectomy, that iconic way to stop family building in its tracks, is not simply a 10-minute procedure. In a man’s life, it is a significant cultural event. I dare you to describe a more personal, scary and misunderstood part of a man’s body with which to meddle. And, recall that men don’t give birth, so their bragging rights after a vasectomy are somewhat limited.

Why do Men Get Vasectomies?

I ask most patients why they are considering a vasectomy. The responses vary, but can be very amusing. Here are a dozen of the funniest answers I’ve heard in my practice:

  1. My wife said: “the factory is closed,” so I’m here.
  2. I was told that they broke the mold after they made me, but I want to make sure of it.
  3. My wife said: “It’s your turn now.”
  4. After this, I won’t ever have to say I’m sorry again.
  5. I’m married! Condoms are sooo high school!
  6. Have you seen the movie ‘One Fine Day?’ That’s why I’m here!
  7. Every time I look at my wife, she gets pregnant.
  8. Apparently, sacrificing some limbs just isn’t the same…
  9. She told me: “Enough, get your wings clipped already!”
  10. I was told that I can shoot the gun all I want and no one will get hit.
  11. I heard that it’s easier than getting your teeth pulled out…
  12. My wife told me that it’s time for juice without seeds.

So, here’s to the most effective contraceptive ever developed and hats off to those men who chose the “emission impossible” way to an unburdened and unbridled sex life.

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About Dr. Turek

A founder of the male fertility and male sexual healthcare movement, Dr. Paul Turek is also an internationally recognized master microsurgeon who specializes in vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, FNA testicular mapping, sperm retrieval and male erectile and sexual dysfunction.

He is a former Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair Professor of Urology, Obstetrics & Gynecology at UCSF and while there, directed a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for training new leaders in men's reproductive health. He has authored more than 175 publications on genetic, urological and epidemiological issues in men's reproductive health and regularly consults for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the NIH and other branches of the US government and industry on matters relating to men's reproductive health. He currently holds an NIH grant to create a human artificial testicle to make sperm.

He is Past-President of the American Society of Andrology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Société Internationale d'Urologie and the Royal Society of Medicine (London). Dr Turek is also Editor of the Reproductive Volume of Netter's Images, 2nd Edition. His hobbies include vintage cars and long board surfing.

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