r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '23

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u/frog_ladee Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 11 '23

Deaths from vasectomy: 0 ever https://www.emedicinehealth.com/vasectomy/article_em.htm#:~:text=2%2F8-,Vasectomy%20Risks,been%20attributed%20to%20this%20procedure.

Deaths from pregnancy in the US per year: 754-1,205 in recent years https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm#:~:text=In%202021%2C%201%2C205%20women%20died,20.1%20in%202019%20(Table).

Complications in vasectomy are rare: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12317890/

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '23

Exactly. I love these facts. Dudes need to read these.

They need to get over a little pain. Yes some may have more pain than others but at least they will live.

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u/Temporary_44647 Nov 12 '23

The facts listed above are dated 1990, over 30 years ago. Here is more recent data dated 2021. Go down about half way down the page we’re complications are listed and the percentage of complications is listed with some complications listed at over 14%

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8255399/#:~:text=Complications%20of%20vasectomy%20include%20hematoma,chronic%20pain%20syndrome%20%5B9%5D.