How to Use vasectomy in a Sentence

vasectomy

noun
  • Men would have to pay for the vasectomies themselves, according to the bill.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 17 Feb. 2020
  • In the same episode, Elaine convinced a boyfriend (Tim DeKay) to commit to a vasectomy.
    Farah Joan Fard, Marie Claire, 2 July 2019
  • And for the right patient, Shaw said, a vasectomy is a great option.
    Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 1 July 2022
  • Turns out, even the folks watching the Fast Money round on YouTube found the vasectomy question to be tricky.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2020
  • In the late 1970s, Dederich’s push for mass vasectomies drove many members away.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Stein, a father of two, had his own vasectomy more than 20 years ago.
    Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The hitch for the Maryland law is that vasectomies aren’t on the IRS list of approved preventive services.
    Michelle Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Brian Austin Green got a vasectomy after the birth of his son Zane.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • My cousin and her husband had two healthy boys, so my cousin had her tubes tied, and her husband had a vasectomy.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Choi says there's a growing list of men who have requested vasectomies, with nearly a dozen on the books so far.
    Lauren McDowell, Chron, 3 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, the 22-year-old mom had been in an enclosure with a male boa who had received a vasectomy more than four years prior to the births.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Johnny has done more research and isn’t thrilled with what he’s learned about vasectomies and male birth-control pills.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
  • What are the odds after 18 years of my vasectomy not working?
    Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022
  • To inject the gel, a short loop of the vas deferens is pulled through a small hole in the scrotum — similar to the technique for a no-scalpel vasectomy.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2018
  • The men are currently waiting to have the vasectomies performed.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 21 July 2017
  • While only condoms and vasectomies are available as of now, new options may soon be on the horizon.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Brandt said her husband had a vasectomy after her daughter was born and that the couple does not plan to have more children out of fear.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 July 2023
  • Perhaps don't go and get a vasectomy without telling your wife.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 15 June 2019
  • Men still have basically three options: condoms, vasectomies, and the pull-and-pray (the latter, for most, is not a great option).
    Danielle Friedman, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2018
  • There wasn’t any long-term damage to my uterus but my husband decided to get a vasectomy.
    Fox News, 10 July 2018
  • Among the terms, a vasectomy and rabies vaccination for the dog, with Kent to be declared the owner via adoption.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The village will test a novel solution to rein them in: peacock vasectomies.
    Patricia Mazzei Alfonso Duran, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Not every call was a patient inquiry about a vasectomy, but many were.
    Dallas News, 1 July 2022
  • Sure, men can use condoms or have a vasectomy, but women have a much more dizzying array of options from which to choose.
    Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2013
  • The bill would impose a 24-hour waiting period for a man to get a colonoscopy, a vasectomy or Viagra.
    Jay Croft, CNN, 22 May 2017
  • This is less of an issue though as vasectomies are more often used by those with private insurance.
    Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Men were offered vasectomies and women were offered the birth control implant Nexplanon, which lasts three to five years.
    Jonathan Mattise, The Seattle Times, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Even when partners do choose vasectomy, the stigma seems to persist.
    Dara T. Mathis, SELF, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Engler’s vasectomy likely should have been free, Glor said.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
  • Vasectomy The most permanent form of birth control men currently have available to them is vasectomy.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024

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