Sterilisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) vasectomy reversals and (b) female sterilisation reversals were (i) requested and (ii) performed in the last five years.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The information is not held for “requested” procedures. The following table shows the number of “performed” procedures in the last five years:
Year | Vasectomy Reversal | Female Sterilisation Reversal |
2019/20 | 42 | 176 |
2020/21 | 34 | 66 |
2021/22 | 37 | 117 |
2022/23 | 42 | 109 |
2023/24 | 32 | 96 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS England
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