Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Ashley L. Email: ashley. Vasectomy is one of the few options men have to manage their reproductive capacity and take on a more equitable role in pregnancy prevention.
While the method is underused throughout the United States, the southern states have a lower prevalence rate compared to the rest of the country. Existing survey research does not assess what men know or think about the procedure as a means of understanding why this is the case. Using regression analyses, we identify that participants who had a vasectomy knew more about the procedure than participants who had not.
Participants who had not had a vasectomy had less positive attitudes about the procedure across all six attitude subscales compared to participants with vasectomies. We highlight potential avenues for future research to understand why this may be the case.
Finally, the majority of participants knew someone who had had a vasectomy. This suggests that men disclose having a vasectomy to others. The interpersonal dynamics around vasectomy decision-making and disclosure remain unknown and a viable area for future research. Findings from this exploratory survey may be used by public health officials interested in implementing campaigns to increase knowledge about vasectomy and reduce stigma, which may encourage more positive attitudes about the procedure.
In practice, there are more than a dozen female-centered contraceptive methods but only three male-centered methods i. Vasectomy is regarded as a safe, cost-effective, permanent contraceptive method that is As such, it may be an attractive option for men and their female partners to consider when they do not wish to have children or have reached their ideal family size.
