Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics

STERILIZATION – THE FINAL SOLUTION – GENERAL INFORMATION

A man might agree to a vasectomy under pressure from his wife because she is angry at her years of contraception, and feels it is his turn now. He may even feel he is being sacrificed, but cannot resist without being thought selfish, or because of a strong need to please her. Either might see the sacrifice as a solution to, or a punishment for, a problem which is not directly one of contraception – sexual, marital, financial and so on. In this case, sterilization can be seen as part of a marital battle, and not purely a contraceptive choice.

However, where this method is chosen for good reasons, the balance for the couple is clear. They exchange total medical control of the operation, plus some discomfort, for a future sexual life completely free of any interference from doctors, no matter how well meant or caring.

For both patient and doctor, the choice of contraceptive method is a question of balancing the wanted effects against unwanted ones. For the doctor this may seem a medical decision, but it is far more complex to the user. A desire for privacy, a conscious or unconscious fear of artificial interference and an added zest to sex if a pregnancy is possible, even if not wanted, are rarely discussed in the family planning clinic. For the patient, the need to be in control of one’s sexual life is weighed against the undoubted benefits of modern contraception with the consequent medical intrusion. The health professional who understands this hidden agenda can offer care in its true meaning.

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