Nov 18, 2016

Kenyan vasectomies broadcast live on Facebook

Vasectomy operations on men in Kenya have been live streamed from a theatre in the capital as part a campaign to promote the sterilisation procedure. Doctors performed the vasectomies on stage behind a curtain at the Kenyan National Theatre in Nairobi. Kenyan men considering a vasectomy often fear the stigma of being seen as having lost their masculinity. The World Vasectomy Day organisation was behind the event, which was broadcast on Facebook and included a panel of experts discussing "The myths and misconceptions about vasectomy". "The family planning methods my wife was using have had bad effects on her so I opted to go and do vasectomy so that she can be relieved," one man told the BBC. What is a vasectomy?

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