The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off

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      14 hours ago

      Yes. And actually often reverse themselves over time as it heals, so make sure to go to your checkups to make sure you’re still shooting blanks.

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      Yes, and they’re safer than women getting their tubes tied by a wide margin. There is no guarantee a reversal will work though so if you’re on the fence about kids either wait or freeze some of your sperm and plan for IV or something like that.

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        17 hours ago

        This is good but to add on, it’s generally safe but is still a surgical procedure and can lead to complications.

        Anyone should still do their due diligence to make sure this is the right move for themselves.

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          This is a good call out. It’s one of the lowest risk surgical procedures you can have but low risk ≠ no risk.

          There is the high level info from the provider that I went to in case anyone is curious, it can be found here.