- Available for both men and women who choose not to have any more children.
- Lifelong, safe, very effective.
- No pills, injections or condoms to remember.
- Female sterilisation is immediately effective.
- Male sterilisation is effective after 3 months (sperm test negative).
- Sterilisation can be legally done from 18 years of age.
- Sexual enjoyment without the worry of pregnancy.
- Sex is not interrupted for contraception.
- Safe and simple surgical procedure.
- Usually performed under local anaesthetic.
- Male sterilisation only takes about 15 minutes.
- Females can be sterilised straight after giving birth.
- Does not affect male or female hormone production.
- Does not interfere with other medication.
- HIV positive men and women can be sterilised.
- No long term side effects.
- No hospitalisation required for low risk patients.
- Free at provincial hospitals.
Source: Association for Voluntary Sterilisation of South Africa