International family planning charity Marie Stopes is offering a cut-rate Valentine's Day voucher for a vasectomy, touting the gift as a perfect way to "give her a new man".

The voucher offers couples seeking a freer sex life 50 pounds ($72) off the price of the operation, a snip at only 200 pounds.

"We know it's a bit of an odd present, but at least it doesn't make you fat like chocolates and there will be no wilting roses either," a spokeswoman for the charity said.

(China Daily 02/14/2001)