By SNV Sudhir
Statistics available at the medical and health department
show that of the total FP operations done since 2009, vasectomy cases are too
little throwing light that women alone are taking up the responsibility of
keeping their families ‘small’ in Vizag.
It is the myth that man’s sexual potency may decrease after
the vasectomy, is said to be preventing men to undergo the surgery. While
vasectomy is a minor surgery involving almost no risk, tubectomy surgery for
women, is a major operation involving elaborate preparation and lengthy
hospitalisation.
Of the 25, 212 FP operations in 2009-10, in the district the
vasectomy surgeries are only 1,496. In 2010-11, the total FP cases are 21,750
and of them less than 3 percent are
vasectomies and in 2011-12 the total
operations are 21,029 and there was a slight increase of 4 percent in vasectomy
surgeries and from April to September this year-2012-a total 7,993 operations were performed.
Interestingly the little raise in vasectomy surgeries though
much less than the tubectomy cases in 2010-11, 2011-12 is due to the tribal
men, who are coming forward to undergo
minor surgery due to the incentives offered by the government.
“We try our best to dispel the myths associated with the
aftermath of vasectomy. Despite many awareness programmes men still prefer
women to undergo tubectomy. But, this is changing in tribal areas due to varied
reasons,” additional district medical and health officer (ADM&HO), Syamala
Devi told this correspondent.
Government offers Rs 1,100 as incentive to men for
undergoing vasectomy and Rs 600 to women for tubectomy. Statistics show that
even money is not driving men to undergo FP surgery. “Vasectomy doesn't make a man impotent or affect
sperm count. Men can start working after a few days. These surgeries are done
under local anaesthesia and are very safe,” said Dr Kutikuppala Surya Rao,
internationally renowned researcher in HIV/AIDS.
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