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[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's considered permanent though. Shouldn't go ahead under view it can be reversed. Saying that, the piece of mind it brings is wonderful.

Maybe consider freezing sperm first just in case.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

Also, compare those to the near certain side effects of female contraception, which is just taken as the natural state of affairs.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Valid, those are pretty good odds though, mind you I looked it up decades ago and the reversal was a pretty involved piece of expensive microsurgery.