Bone loss in eunuchs

[SplitDick (imported)]

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OK, I am not quite sure what you mean about the difference

> between a "childhood pre-sexual state" and a "senior post-

> sexual state". Care to explain?

There are three major hormonal modes during a human life:

1) Pre-pubescent which ends at puberty.

2) Sexually viable which ends at menopause/andropause.

3) Post-menopause/andropause.

Life in modes 1 and 3 are much different, even though both are asexual states.

A pre-pubescent is lively, active, giggly. A post-andropausal is sedate, must make an effort to stay active, and occasionally gets a hearty chuckle.

No offence to you Andrew, you seem to have a very pleasant life, but it seems to be a sedate one. My goal for castration would ideally be to return to be lively, active, giggly, but without the burden of sexuality. I would rather be playing on monkey bars than tending a rose garden. For me that is mode 1 rather than mode 3. Now I will certainly appreciate mode 3 when it is my time, but I don't want to be living a "senior" lifestyle before I'm 30!

I realize that returning to mode 1 impossible -- that is why I commented "too bad ...". I just don't want to rush into mode 3.

[Andrew (imported)]

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No offence to you Andrew, you seem to have a very pleasant life, but it seems to be a sedate one.

No offense taken. An excellent post, in fact. But I am going to reply to this post in a brand new thread that I will start, since this has drifted away from the topic of osteoporosis.

[Andrew (imported)]

Also a request to others who have osteoporosis, may be on the way to getting osteoporosis, or feel a need to start learning about it now. I have joined the internet newsgroup...

sci.med.disease.osteoporosis

...and perhaps you should also.

[A-1 (imported)]

Somebody on another thread was talking to a Vet.

I was just wondering if anyone knows why neutered pets like dogs and cats do not seem to suffer from osteoporosis like people do.

Sometimes I wonder if diet has a lot to do with it.

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[Andrew (imported)]

Andrew,

I stand by my message about eunuch-wannabes poorly assessing risks (such as oesteoporosis). Actually, all humans are poor at risk-assessment and make decisions based on short-term gain or based on the fact they don't believe it can happen to them (like JeffEunuch saying "it's just a risk").

Well, I am typing this on Wednesday 29 May. On 23 May I posted an article titled "May is National Osteoporosis Month" that had links to several websites on the topic. The total lack of interest in reality can be seen by the fact that after seven days, it has had only 40 views and no replys. So it seems you are right and I am wrong. Now...why?

[Riverwind (imported)]

Being Chemically Castrated and surgery set for September I still don't think enough study has been made with males in mind or eunuch. However I am already on a regiment of taking 1500 mg of calcium per day. On another board a post by Paolo on castrati I found this link its worth taking a look.

http://www.mercksharpdohme.com/disease/ ... d0061.html

One of the things that popped out at me was smoking and drinking is a big contributor to osteoporosis. Like anything in life, if you eat right, exercise, watch what you put into your body for the most part it will treat you right.

[Andrew (imported)]

One of the things that popped out at me was smoking and drinking is a big contributor to osteoporosis. Like anything in life, if you eat right, exercise, watch what you put into your body for the most part it will treat you right.

I have never smoked in my life, and have been sober since 24 February 1984. My Physician informed me that another risk factor for osteoporosis was caffeine, so I now avoid it. Soft Drinks have too much phosphorus and I avoid those also.