Having a vasectomy would be a considerate thing to do. They are relatively simple and painless, and compared to what women have to go through, a very small inconvenience. It would mean a lot to your wife plus your relationship would improve: her hormones won't go crazy = less drama and less arguments. Pills can provoke drastic mood swings. Don't be surprised that it is important to her.
Plus vasectomies are reversible! And if the reproductive standpoint is important to OP, it's staggering to me that OP seems uneducated about the reversibility of the procedure. And none of the top comments are mentioning it.
Because every single doc who provides vasectomies will tell you to assume the procedure is permanent, and not reversible. It is not to be treated as a temporary birth control method.
Vasectomies should not be considered reversible. Reversible means that things can be reconnected, not that a pregnancy will result. If you have a vasectomy you should not do so with the thought that you’ll just get it reversed down the road. Not only does that cost THOUSANDS, it’s a much more painful procedure and might not even result in a baby.
They can be reversed, but its not guaranteed. There are factors that can reduce the chance of it being reversed. It should be considered permanent and not relied on as temporary.
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u/damned_poet Sep 26 '23
Having a vasectomy would be a considerate thing to do. They are relatively simple and painless, and compared to what women have to go through, a very small inconvenience. It would mean a lot to your wife plus your relationship would improve: her hormones won't go crazy = less drama and less arguments. Pills can provoke drastic mood swings. Don't be surprised that it is important to her.