 Her research found that the number of tubal ligations doubled between June 2022 and September of last year. Although vasectomies more than tripled during that same time, men are getting sterilized much less often than women. OBGYNs like Dr. Gina Nelson in Kalispell, Montana, say they're seeing this in their clinics. People talk about sterilization more, they ask about it more, and they get them more.