What about castration to prevent AIDS in the first place???

I've been reading about the epidemic in South Africa. AIDS is killing more than 2 million people per year and is said to be out of control there. Casual sex is common, and men often do not want to wear condoms. Men are routinely ...

I guess, with me, it really boils down to the fact that I want to be with women and to not have sexual desire for them, when it is not appropriate to feel so. Also, there is the underlying fact that I do not trust other men and I don't want to be like them, I don't want to feel the need to use ...

Thanks to each person who shared their viewpoints. This is really interesting. I can understand there is tremendous variation as we are not just collections of hormones or chemicals, but individuals.

Sounds like overall, castration does have an effect on the emotions.

Eunuchism is a phenomenon ...

Do eunuchs feel more emotions than intact men? Recently I was told by a non-eunuch that testosterone has an emotion-blocking effect. I would have to say this appears true from my experiences with men.

If the testosterone subsides, then does a eunuch know more love, sadness, exhilaration, fear ...

I have observed that women are much more emotional than men. One man here that I have corresponded with said he thought testosterone has an emotion-blocking effect. This lines up with my observation.

In my everyday business conversations, which involves some art, if I get too emotional, a male ...

Hello Gail,

One way to look at your husband's decision is to look at all the trouble testosterone in men causes to women and children. If my ex had decided to become a eunuch, I am sure he would have become more loving, less angry, and less interested in other women.

Also a man and a woman might ...

I would be interested to know, what do eunuchs stare at?

Do eunuchs ogle women?