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Viral vasectomy video shows needle-free numbing tool
Philadelphia urologist Dr. Bruce Sloane demonstrated the procedure on a training model, and the comment calling it rage bait has 143,000 likes; the model felt nothing.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on BBN After HoursPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by BuzzFeed: “"This Is Rage Bait For Women": A Video Explaining How Men Are Numbed Without Needles During Vasectomies Is Going Viral, And It's Absolutely Infuriating For Women”, with reporting from Medical Daily and Yahoo.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 3:48 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
The real story
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- BuzzFeed"This Is Rage Bait For Women": A Video Explaining How Men Are Numbed Without Needles During Vasectomies Is Going Viral, And It's Absolutely Infuriating For Women
- Medical DailyDoctor Promotes Vasectomies With Promise to 'Trip Out' While High on Laughing Gas. Women Are Outraged facts used on air
- YahooThis Viral Video Exposed The Disturbing Gap In Reproductive Healthcare November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBuzzFeed says the numbing is done with a MadaJet, which pushes medication through the skin without a needle.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne comment, quoted by Yahoo, says this is rage bait for women, and it has a hundred and forty-three thousand likes.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the tool exists, and women found out from TikTok. Which makes this less a news story and more a complaint we should have been reporting on for years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMedical Daily reports dozens of women said they were offered only ibuprofen or nothing at all for painful procedures. Developing severity: a two out of five.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the patient in the video was a training model. The only one numbed without complaint is plastic.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.
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