NSFG 2022-2023 · 5,586 women surveyed · EA-3 — Partner's Vasectomy

Partner's Vasectomy — Permanent by Design

0.2% — only 1 out of 634 women who relied on a partner's vasectomy listed it as a method stopped due to dissatisfaction. A vasectomy is a permanent procedure and cannot be stopped.

How we get to the number

A vasectomy is a permanent surgical procedure — the woman cannot stop using it. The near-zero rate here reflects the nature of the method, not satisfaction levels.

The takeaway

0.2%
Of all women who ever used partner's vasectomy explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
1 out of 634 partner's vasectomy users
633
Used partner's vasectomy but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
99.8% of partner's vasectomy users
1
Women who explicitly named partner's vasectomy as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 634 total partner's vasectomy users

Who are these women?

1 woman who listed vasectomy in her dissatisfaction list

Survey IDAgeRace / EthnicityEducationListed asMethods stopped (in order mentioned)