March Madness Equals Vasectomy Madness
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The lengths men will go to to watch college basketball. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are 50 percent more vasectomies this week. The reason for the increase, March Madness. “Men tend to love sports and so I think what happens is they combine there love of sports with their dislike of having to sit around for a few days,” said Dr. Timothy Davenport. While basketball fans dream of cutting down the nets, doctors say a few snips during the procedure lasts only 15 minutes cuts the supply of sperm. “Most people need to sit around for 36 hours or so, so it would be a great time to watch the Duke Blue Devils whip up on Kentucky or some other unsuspecting team,” said Dr. John Meriwether. The men at the Jackson YMCA 7 Eyewitness News spoke with think a little round ball and a vasectomy are a winning combination. “Sounds like a good idea to me. Sounds like a good idea,” said a basketball player at the YMCA. Around the country urologists are offering incentives this week such as free pizza delivery for a vasectomy. “We will have a patient put an ice pack or frozen peas just set those between his legs for a few days, just to let some of that swelling go down,” Davenport said. “I equate it with going to the dentist except on the other end,” said Meriwether.
