A question about vasectomies

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I remember a while back, sometime last year I think, I was watching GPs: Behind Closed Doors and a man came in saying he wanted a vasectomy, and the GP told him the NHS policy now is that vasectomies are only given out once the wife has exhausted every form of contraceptive. So basically if she hasn't tried everything, they won't give him the snip.

However I've looked on the NHS website and I can't find anything that supports that? Was just wondering if anyone on here has had recent experience of a vasectomy and whether or not this was the case.

Don't see why I should have to do a rotation of every contraceptive on the market, destroying my hormonal balance, when it would be much easier to just give my DP the snip and be done with it.

Thanks all

It's not the case. Your DP just needs to go to his GP for a referral.

It probably depends where you live. Dh self referred for his vasectomy although it was done on the NHS.

Dp had one after one trip to GP he phoned and self referred

Easy peasy

DH went to the GP when DS was a baby and said "please may I have a vasectomy?" and they referred him for surgery without hesitation. The surgeon was private but did NHS vasectomies too.

Thanks all - that's good to hear!

That's awful! Why should the woman keep suffering My DP got referred after he'd had a week to read some material about it. No mention of me, apart from have we definitely finished having kids. How it should be.
However my friend went to the same doctors (different GP) and he told her to go on contraception as what if she and her kids died and her husband was left with nothing and wanted to start again

My Dh went to the GP who gave him some leaflets and a referral to a vasectomy clinic. Anticipating a long wait list DH asked GP about private clinics. GP said 'oh no it is not a long wait', appointment came through in two weeks offering several dates, one 4 weeks later! DP chose one a few months later that fitted in with his work schedule. He had to have an initial appointment to discuss the procedure and he was offered the chance to bring me in to discuss it too, we declined as we are both in our mid 40s and our family is completed. They booked him in for the vasectomy at a date convenient for him . No issue, no complications. Hope that helps.

Might be age dependent policy. A 25 year old will rightly race more barriers to vasectomy than a 40 yr old.

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Ferrovairio absolutely.

DH was 29 when he requested his vasectomy. The GP asked about existing children, reasons for choosing permanent sterilisation etc and referred immediately.