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[โ€“] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I think it's mostly a matter of being quasi irreversible rather than fear of surgery. That's a huge decision to take if you don't have children.

[โ€“] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

True. AFAIK the procedure itself is irreversible, but you can still have kids with in vitro if you dumb your mind.