“Making children for your old age sucks”: these young French people who decide to be sterilized

At 24, D. finds that "

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He made his decision, he will not have children and to be sure not to procreate, he wants a vasectomy.

In 2021, according to the most recent data from Medicare, 23,306 men had recourse to this surgical sterilization.

In 2010, there were 1908, more than twelve times less!

We can therefore speak of an explosion, with its French particularities: this practice, which has long since spread all over the world except in our country – 21% of the British have had recourse to it – responds in our country to very specific requests.

Beyond its contraceptive virtues, it becomes a very special way of helping to save the planet.

The clinical ethics consultation created at the Jules Verne clinic in Nantes by Doctor Philippe David has adapted to this new phenomenon, which now accounts for more than half of its activities.

Gynecologist and surgeon, he designed a protocol…

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