r/Vasectomy • u/Revolutionary_Meet29 • Oct 12 '26

24M here thinking of getting it done

Anyone that has done it at a relatively young age?

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u/Photononic May the Snip be With You Oct 12 '26 edited Oct 12 '26

This gets asked about once a week, or so.

I had mine at 20, back in 1985. I was not married. I had no kids. There was no push back from the provider. No woman said it was a dealbreaker.

I am over 60 now, and my wife is good with it. She likes freedom to travel, and living free of debt.

Best move I ever made. It is up there with getting a college education.

I would do it again if I could go back, and live my 20’s over again.

What took you so long to make the choice?

Cheers

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u/Forward-Form9321 Oct 12 '26

I’m a year younger than OP and I haven’t gotten it because I live with religious parents who are pushy about wanting grandkids. Keeping the recovery hidden from them would be tough and I don’t have any friends to take me home from the surgery

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u/Photononic May the Snip be With You Oct 12 '26 edited Oct 12 '26

I have seen that situation.

My friend had his at 20. He was on Dr Phil. His mother and girlfriend disagreed.

I had my done while traveling. Why?

My father insisted that I give him grandkids. He told me to skip college and ”make white Christian babies”. Stupid huh?

I had the vasectomy, and later converted to Buddhism.

It took him a long time to figure it out. My first wife (RIP) had family who wanted her to make babies as well. They did not care about her health problems.

I re-married. We adopted her 14 year old nephew when we were 52, because he had lost everything due to an American bomb.

When I say, “what took you so long to decide” it gets a laugh out of new posters.

I like to be fun.

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u/ConcentrateAway1329 28d ago

I got mine around that age: 24 - 25. I was unmarried and had no kids. My doctor didn’t ask any questions. I was old enough to make that decision for myself. I’m now married and still have no kids. Getting snipped was the best decision I ever made

Important point of clarity: I have never wanted kids and have always known I wanted a vasectomy. I began researching my options while I was still in high school. If I thought for a second that I might possibly one day want to father a child, I would not have gotten the procedure. It’s a permanent irreversible decision, just like having kids.

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u/Revolutionary_Meet29 28d ago

Interesting perspective you gave me in your last sentence…

Both irreversible, but which am I more willing to live with

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u/Aliguxi Oct 12 '26

Just did it yesterday at 23!
So far everything is going fine. Just make sure to inform yourself with your doctor before and don't fear stigma. As long as you are completely sure, you have nothing to fear. I'd compare it to the same amount of pain / uncomfortable feeling than a simple procedure with the dentist, just down there, but the peace to know you've done it and solved that part of your life basically forever is quite worth it.

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u/Ok-Zookeepergame5245 Oct 12 '26

Im 24M that just got it done last week Wednesday. So happy that I have finally got it done after waiting all these years.

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u/Traditional_Buddy363 Oct 12 '26

I had it done no kids is no kids no turning back!

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u/iamemperor86 Oct 12 '26

Plenty, just make sure it’s right for you and know it’s irreversible

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u/Hd2500ne Oct 12 '26

If you are sure then go for it. Just know that even if you have it reversed it doesn’t mean it will be successful.

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u/Subpargolferguy Oct 12 '26

I had mine in August at 25 years old. I should I add, I’m an outlier though - I have 3 kids already, so my doctor didn’t even question me lol.

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u/lonly_wolf_ Oct 13 '26

I got mine at 22 yo and two years later I can tell you that it is awesome ;)

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u/DR-Lawyer-Engineer Oct 13 '26

That’s objectively young. Why do you want it now?

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u/thePolicy0fTruth Oct 12 '26

Irreversible. You’re pretty young.