FERTILITY FEUDS

LITTLE UNDERSTOOD BY MEN, THE CASE FOR VASECTOMIES IS GAINING GROUND

female sterilization, or tubal ligation, is the top contraceptive method used worldwide, with 219 million women having gotten the procedure as of 2019 (counting for 24 percent of women using birth control), followed by IUDS with 159 million users (17 percent). However, just 2 percent of men—among 779 million male contraceptive users surveyed—had undergone male sterilization.

The Chinese Pharmaceutical Association and online platform Ding Xiang Yuan have been publicizing