Vasectomies in Venezuela, a victory for prevention over machismo | Video

Caracas, Aug 4 (EFE), (Camera: Iván Cárdenas) - Dressed only in a surgical gown, Armando walked down the corridor that led him to the operating room of a family planning center in Caracas, from where he emerged, like 15 other men, sterile by his own decision and overcoming the macho stigmas that persist in Venezuela and that exclude men from pregnancy prevention.

Armando Leiva traveled 700 kilometers to the Venezuelan capital from Güiria, a coastal town in the northeast of the country, in order to undergo a vasectomy.

"My wife takes care of herself with another method, but it is complicated for women because of the hormones. It is more complicated for them and more invasive than for men," Leiva told Efe, but not before recalling that many men reject these procedures because of "something cultural", because of the idea that a man should not undergo a contraceptive solution.

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Date: 04/08/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Source: EFE
Topic: Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 150 seconds
Reference: 7001188687
Relevance: Normal