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To be fair, that's still a better 30-year failure rate than most contraceptives:

Typical hormonal IUD annual failure rate = .1% [1].

.1% * 30 years = 3%.

Considering that one would have to get the hormonal IUD replaced (painful!!) every 3-8 years [1], while vasectomies only require check-ups two times after the procedure (not painful) after 1-2 months, and at one's discretion afterwards, that's a way better value proposition.



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