In over 30 years of practice, Dr. Errol Billinkoff rarely saw a man without kids come into his Winnipeg clinic to get a vasectomy. But since the pandemic began, he says it’s become an almost daily occurrence.

And he’s not alone.

“At first, I thought I was the only one who was noticing this,” Billinkoff, who brought a no-scalpel vasectomy procedure to Winnipeg in the early 1990s, told CBC News in a November interview.

“But I am part of an international chat group where doctors who do vasectomies participate and the topic came up, and it’s like everybody notices it.”

  • JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
    22·
    5 days ago

    I think this is a great thing to see happening. Men are taking birth control into their own hands. Why take the risk of an unwanted pregnancy? Sometimes other methods fail.

    The peace of mind must be amazing too

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      5·
      4 days ago

      Being trapped by a woman is not even a crime no matter how bad the facts are, including rape.

      Society views men as nothing more than ATM in such cases. Should wraped it up twice lol

      So good for them!

      Better safe than sorry.

      • JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
        31·
        4 days ago

        Just in case someone out there doesn’t know, never use two condoms. That’s going to cause them to break.

        Also, I’m not sure what terrible circumstances happened to you, but I get the feeling you wouldn’t appreciate sweeping statements being made about men like that.

        I hope you find yourself in a place where you no longer feel that way.