Overview
- Observed each third Friday of November and marked this year on Nov. 21, the initiative was founded in 2013 by urologist Dr. Doug Stein and filmmaker Jonathan Stack.
- The World Health Organization cites vasectomy as one of the most effective and safe contraceptive methods when performed correctly.
- The no‑scalpel technique is widely recommended because it lowers complications and bleeding and speeds recovery, typically under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting.
- Mayo Clinic guidance notes the procedure does not reduce sexual desire, impair erections, or change semen’s appearance, and men usually resume activities within days.
- World Vasectomy Day partners in more than 24 countries run education efforts and reduced‑cost or free procedure days, with local services such as in Santa Fe, Argentina, reporting sustained growth in consultations and surgeries.