<p>Didn’t read all, but vasectomies are reversible. </p>
<p>I see no reason to arbitrarily have my husband do something just for the sake of doing it when I’m handling it just fine. </p>
<p>Anyway, yes, there are a lot of positives to bcp for many women. I cannot stand the sloppy thinking of people who think natural - good and chemical - bad. Hippie dippie stupidity. </p>
<p>Btw throughout history women didn’t have a lot of periods bc they were pregnant or nursing. But wait, that was “natural” so that was “better.” </p>
<p>EK, the bc pill raises cervical ca risk. But it DECREASES endometrial and ovarian ca risk. Did you know that? </p>
<p>And cervical cancer can be caught early and treated if the woman unergoes regular exams that include Pap tests and HPV screens (that are now recommended). I would argue that women who take BC see their doctors more often than women who don’t (need that refill script…).</p>
<p>I know you are not a fan of some medications an non-naturopathic treatment approaches, but “getting snipped” is IMO minimizing the procedure. Its not as simple at that. there is always a risk in any surgery. Really dont see the point to this thread. Sorry. JMO</p>
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<p>Um…really? If that is what you wanted to know, your OP was MORE than OFF. </p>
<p>If you start a thread looking for opinions (even if you were looking for the male perspective, if women answer that is the way it goes), then don’t try to debate the other side by making it sound like their decisions were wrong or uninformed. If you have already made up your mind that vasectomies are the only “right” decision, there was no reason to start the thread in the first place. Be respectful to the other members.</p>
<p>I had never heard of PVPS before this thread. I had thought that it was a simple procedure and that the only problem for men was that it might reverse itself. 
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<p>Personally, I’d rather opt out of surgery if there is a safer alternative. </p>
<p>I will need to be on birth control until I go through menopause. Why should I make my partner go through an unnecessary surgery? </p>
<p>My dad got “fixed” (as he calls it) a few years after I was born in his early 30s. He had two kids and that was enough for him. My mom still took bcp for years though because her cramps had been terrible since her teens. </p>
<p>Personally, I don’t like it when people poo-poo the benefits of western medicine. Is it all good? No. Are we over-medicated? Yes. But “So I guess taking hormones indefinitely, is just a way to improve on mother nature?” is minimizing the problems that many of us face. Mother nature isn’t nice to all of us. When I don’t take bc, I’m in the ER 3-4 times a year because “mother nature” has decided that my body doesn’t ovulate correctly and I get cysts which rupture and feel like someone is carving their way out of my body. So yes, taking hormones indefinitely IS a way to improve on mother nature. </p>
<p>I’m sorry I disagree with you romanigypseyes; taking bc pills until you go through menopause because may be your way but everyone must research the right thing for them. I personally can’t see where it is better to take bc pills which have a myriad of side effects instead of a man having a vasectomy… I must admit I never had heard of pvps before so that is something to think about but bc pills still have way more against them. At the end of the day you use what is best for you…but all of our posts are helpful in giving someone something to think about…not us because we’ve already been there and done that. (those of us who are in our 50’s and 60’s)…not you.</p>
<p>@justforthis You can’t imagine a situation where birth control is a better option than a vasectomy for someone else or you can’t imagine a situation where birth control is a better option than a vasectomy in your relationship?</p>
<p>@justforthis um… what? When did I say that my decision was for ANYONE other than me? (Unless you’re taking my last sentence completely out of context of the rest of the paragraph) </p>
<p>In fact, I explicitly said several times that I was talking about myself, my situation, and those in my situation. </p>
<p>I took BC pills for about 2 decades to help with my severe endometriosis. It was not a hardship particularly. H didn’t have a vasectomy because neither he nor I saw any particular reason why he should. When I stopped using BC pills, we used other methods of contraception that worked fine for us because we only wanted the two wonderful kids we have. We are fine with the choices we made and it worked pretty well for us.</p>
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<p>It’s really not surgery. Would you take meds for decades so you partner didn’t have to have his wisdom teeth removed? It’s about the same …no, actually my kiddos suffered more from wisdom tooth removal than DH 's vasectomy ( at his insistence) </p>
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<p>Not comparable. I already need to take the meds which accomplish the same thing a vasectomy does.</p>
<p>Sorry, I was generalizing. If your partner does not need meds, a vasectomy is much less invasive that tubal procedures. I’m just astounded that we are still fighting the same issues as in the '70s.</p>
<p>I can’t take BC pills but we have not needed either vasectomy or ligation. There’s a lot of methods and every couple can pick what’s right for them.</p>
<p>DH chose a vasectomy in his early 40s. It was a very smooth procedure and enjoyable to take BC off the table. There has been speculation about the possibility of correlation between prostate cancer and vasectomies, not sure what current research says. Worth stirring in all variables as a couple makes this personal decision.</p>
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By what good study?<br>
You have got to be kidding me.<br>
Slinking out the back door to the place where science used to be important…</p>
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<p>Except for the cervical cancer risk, et.al.</p>
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<p>I, too, fear taking anything like BCPs for a long period of time. Tubal ligations or vasectomies just seem safer to me.</p>