# Sterilize Yourself Painlessly (well, not really)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 4, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789 "2001-12-04T05:21:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lowlife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Lowlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowlife)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789/1 "2001-12-04T05:21:57Z")

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This is to comment on one of the questions posed:  
What’s the best way to sterilize myself without telling my wife?

Well, one really good idea is to go through chemotherapy. Being a cancer patient, I was told by the doctors that there is a 98% chance of being sterilized by the chemo and radiation. Of course, you might get sick (although I did not), lose a lot of weight (which isn’t a bad thing if you’re overweight), and lose your hair (just tell your wife you like the skinhead look).

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789/2 "2001-12-04T05:32:42Z")

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[The column in question](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a960628.html)

For some reason, I’m thinking cancer isn’t exactly what a guy would consider the “best,” or least conspicuous, option.

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789/3 "2001-12-04T05:33:44Z")

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And welcome aboard the SDMB, **Lowlife**!

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilize-yourself-painlessly-well-not-really/96789/4 "2001-12-04T16:27:21Z")

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