Ashley Graham says her husband was ‘not laid up in bed’ after his vasectomy

Babe, wake up—new about Ashley Graham‘s husband and his vasectomy just dropped! No but in all seriousness, while we can’t thank Graham enough for all of her contributions to normalizing aspects of womanhood and motherhood, we’re especially grateful she touched upon this topic.

There’s no doubting the value and importance of a vasectomy, but it seems like sometimes (OK, a lot of times) men will do just about anything to avoid getting one. Think about how many times we’ve seen vasectomies depicted in popular culture and media—the man is always moaning, laid up on the couch with a frozen bag of peas on his crotch.

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While it’s not my place to judge anyone on their pain tolerance (just kidding, I totally judge men), those depictions aren’t always…accurate. Just ask Ashley Graham’s husband, Justin Ervin. Graham herself shared his story on a recent episode of the Milk Drunk by Bobbie podcast.

“We’re in full vasectomy mode,” Graham said. “He’s shooting blanks now. I don’t have to be on a pill, thank God.”

Graham and Earvin are parents to three-year-old Isaac and one-year-old twins, Roman and Malachi. She says the entire vasectomy process was pretty simple, quick, and painless for Ervin—especially compared to all the different types of similar birth control procedures for women, which are far more invasive.

“It’s so easy for them,” she said. “It really is. It’s like the easiest thing. Justin went shopping with me right after. He was not laid up in bed.”

According to Urology San Antonio, vasectomies are incredibly reliable birth control. They are 99.85 percent effective at pregnancy prevention. Only IUDs, tubal ligation, and birth control implants have remotely similar levels of effectiveness, and vasectomies are arguably less painful because of local anesthesia.

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Gender inequality in birth control is nothing new, but when people with platforms like Ashley Graham’s openly discuss their experiences (and their spouse’s), it helps women realize they don’t have to carry the burden of pregnancy prevention all on their own.