Vasectomy, long marginal among French men, is increasingly practiced. Between 2010 and 2022, “the number of vasectomies increased 15-fold,” says study.
Total number of operations in France, however, remains very low, capping at 30,000. This represents 0.15% of adults in the world, according to a study by Health Insurance and the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) The authors of the study see this in part as the consequence of Essure implants, commonly used in France as a method of female sterilization.