I Got A Vasectomy, And You Can Too

Vol. 17

Religious extremists haven’t managed to ban male contraception procedures, yet. And since birth control options for women are all pretty terrible, a vasectomy may be the right answer for men who don’t want to have children. I got one way back in 2019. Let me tell you how it went, and hopefully I can reduce the fear and misinformation that inexplicably surrounds the procedure. 

Honestly, the hardest part was shaving my balls. While I trim, I’d never before tried to shave them completely clean, and with all those wrinkles on such a sensitive area, the prospect was just downright intimidating. A texted a few friends. Griff told me to use cold water and be careful. Someone—I can’t remember who—told me to buy this electric razor. That was the better idea. It trims, and provides a close shave, all in one safe package that never once drew blood. You can opt to have a nurse do all this for you, but the idea of some overworked, underpaid guy taking a disposable razor to my nut sack—dry—was just…