Is The Crappy Economy Causing Men to Neuter Themselves? 1.24K Adrian Chen 04/06/10 10:43PM Filed to: Economics Economics Vasectomies Men penises Birth Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey reported a 4 percent increase in vasectomy claims from 2007 to 2009. Nobody wants to bring a child into a world where they will never qualify for a sub-prime mortage. [NJ.com]