Too Squeamish for the Snip? Vasectomy Myths, Facts and Fears
5 August - 22 mins
Podcast Series
Newstalk Daily
Labour TD Marie Sherlock wants vasectomies made free for all - and the Health Minister, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is considering it. But would Irish men actually go for it? Or would they rather leave responsibility for contraception to their partners?
In this podcast, Ciara Doherty is joined by Dr John McCormick, specialist at Vasectomy Ireland, to tackle everything you thought you knew about vasectomies, from the level of pain involved to whether it really kills your sex drive (spoiler: it doesn’t).
They talk recovery time, reversal myths, testosterone, Catholic guilt, and the part that pre-procedure manscaping plays in vasectomy hesitancy. Ciara plays a clip of Ivan Yates declaring his...
Series Episodes
