With a nudge from their wives, three longtime friends get vasectomies in solidarity

Paul Diaz, Basilio Santangelo and John Lambrechts had shared a lot of memorable experiences in their decades of friendship, but going to the doctor to all get vasectomies was one they never expected.The three — each married with two children — had decided with their wives that they didn’t want to continue growing their families. After a pregnancy false alarm, Diaz and his wife, Lisa, agreed that they were happy with their two girls. Lisa brought up the idea of Paul getting a vasectomy, but there wa s a problem.“Like most men,” Diaz said, “I don’t like going to the doctor. I don’t like going to the dentist. I don’t like going to any of those things. So, it’s hard for me to just volunteer.”To address his concern, Lisa reached out to her friends Sabrina and Vanessa, the wives of Santangelo and Lambrechts. In a group text message, the three hatched an idea.“We thought, ‘Why don’t we get our husbands together, make their appointments the same day, one right after the other, so they can have the procedure and recuperate all at the same time?’” Lisa said. “They say there’s strength in numbers.”Paul and his friends were up for it, and they found a doctor who was ready to help.“Men don’t really talk about health concerns together, let alone say something as intimate as ‘Hey, I’m going to get a vasectomy, want to come along?,’” said Dr. Jesse Mills, a urologist and director of theMen ’s Clinic at UCLA. “But this was the perfect sit...
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