Written question asked by Olivia Bailey (Labour) on Friday, 4 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 14 October 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Sterilisation

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.

Answer

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

Secondary information