Vasectomies have been gaining ground in France for several years. Only 0.15% of men under 70 have made this choice in 2022.
The authors of the study see this in part as a consequence of the affair of Essure implants. A four-month reflection period remains imposed on French people tempted by this operation, the potentially irreversible nature of which should not be taken lightly, says Mireille Le Guen, a specialist in contraception issues. It is also difficult to conclude that there is an effect of increasingly visible feminist discourse in favor of better sharing of contraception.