Mr. thatcher was admitted for a scheduled vasectomy. a vasectomy is the excision of the:

Vasectomy is the excision or the surgical removal of the vas deferens. The vas deferens refers to the tubes that release sperm. Thus, this procedure is to prevent impregnating a woman. It can be performed either through an incision method or a no-scalpel procedure. The latter has a lower risk of complications or possible infection. 

following type of cultural development caused people to want and buy new products on the market :

industrialization