Dr Georgia Grainger
@sniphist.bsky.social
Irish in Edinburgh
PhD in the history of vasectomy ✂️🍒
Working in performing arts policy/advocacy.
Disabled (EDS & POTS)
sí/í, she/her
PhD in the history of vasectomy ✂️🍒
Working in performing arts policy/advocacy.
Disabled (EDS & POTS)
sí/í, she/her
There's been an increase, especially in younger men (up 59%) and single men (up 13%)! Tubal sterilisations also increased for younger women but not by as much, and not at all for single women.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/more...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/more...
Vasectomies Are Becoming Popular in a Post-Roe World
Recent studies show that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the national right to abortion led to a sharp increase in people—particularly younger, single individuals—seeking a vasectomy or a tub...
www.scientificamerican.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There's been an increase, especially in younger men (up 59%) and single men (up 13%)! Tubal sterilisations also increased for younger women but not by as much, and not at all for single women.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/more...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/more...
Interestingly, female sterilisation rates have also dropped! There's been an increase in availability of reversible options (such as IUDs), so more people seem to be using them to delay til menopause. But it feels counterintuitive to see birth rates drop at the same time as sterilisations.
August 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Interestingly, female sterilisation rates have also dropped! There's been an increase in availability of reversible options (such as IUDs), so more people seem to be using them to delay til menopause. But it feels counterintuitive to see birth rates drop at the same time as sterilisations.
In the UK vasectomy rates have dropped a lot in the last ~20 years! This is from 2016, and it's continued since then (though a slight uptick post-pandemic, possibly due to delayed surgeries during lockdowns but also increased awareness)
www.theguardian.com/society/2016...
www.theguardian.com/society/2016...
Number of vasectomies in England falls 64% in 10 years
Procedure goes out of fashion on fears about sex life, but NHS funding is also a factor, says contraception NGO
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
In the UK vasectomy rates have dropped a lot in the last ~20 years! This is from 2016, and it's continued since then (though a slight uptick post-pandemic, possibly due to delayed surgeries during lockdowns but also increased awareness)
www.theguardian.com/society/2016...
www.theguardian.com/society/2016...