Free vasectomies are being rationed in some parts of the country, as the NHS is forced to cut costs.
One commissioning group has told GP practices to cap the number of snips offered to patients.
Each surgery in Basildon and Brentwood, in Essex, has been sent a letter assigning them a specific amount of vasectomies for the 2015/2016 financial year, ranging from 11 to one.
Three surgeries are believed to have been told they can refer just one man a year for the procedure, which is a permanent method of contraception.
Full story at The Daily Mirror 25 May 2015