Body Integrity Identity Disorder and Castration

[Sidereal (imported)]

The paper and comments that follow raise good points. There is also the hope expressed by some commentators that conditions that seek amputation will achieve a status in medicine which will overcome current ethical barriers surgeons face. I think this is highly unlikely as the medical community will rather seek to cure the condition by non destructive treatment such as therapy and possibly brain surgery to, in laymans terms, fix the circuits that are causing the fault (desire for amputation).

[michele4848 (imported)]

I too have hated my body for as long as I remember. I would give anything to have boobs rather than balls and a pussy rather than a prick. weigh 120-125# just an average woman. I think of castration all the time, and would love to kill the boys, as I don't need them anymore. yes it would be great if we could get what we need or want. maybe some day.

[Chrissym (imported)]

While i can appreciate the current medical doctrine to avoid permernantly removing things on a whim, it would be nice to avoid having to jump through all the hoops to have the treatment you actually want. Its a hard thing to try and regulate though as while i belive an adult making an informed choice on what they want should be enough to qualify, too many people make decisions at times without really thinking it through and then look to blame everyone else when they decide it was a mistake. Unfortunately once your balls or penis are gone, thats it...

[Freddyjack (imported)]

I wonder how much the fear of future mal-practice claims effects the choice of surgeons to be willing to make desired changes?

[Chrissym (imported)]

Well it had a huge impact in thailand. It used to be you could pretty much walk up with a wad of cash and get anything done but after newish rega put into place its just as hard as anywhere else to get things done.

I guess it all comea down to your reasons. If its just due to a fetish which you may one day lose as your preferences change, surgery isnt ideal. But if you have a legitimate need then go ahead. Its just hard to differentiate the 2 at times.

[XXYGuy26 (imported)]

I'm hoping to transition into a nullo soon (intersex to nullo), I just need to raise the remainder of the funds somehow. Anyways, in preparation for the surgery, I sought the help of two therapists for letters of candidacy for the procedure according to WPATH standards. I never brought up BIID in my discussions, instead I claimed gender dysphoria. I suppose gender dysphoria is somehow related to BIID though. Being born intersex effectively meat that my cock and balls got a hefty birth defect of not developing right or working as they should. My balls never developed beyond the size of grapes, and a buddy has removed one already. My scrotum is inherently useless. In a cock pump, my dick is every bit of 7 inches. I've always hated that it doesn't work. My cock, ball, and sack need to go! Beyond the obvious BIID desires, I've always thought I should've been a nullo since I was a kid, even if I couldn't put words to it. I guess that's the dysphoria part.

[anorchid (imported)]

I definitely jive with this BIID stuff

I identify increasingly as trans/non-binary now, but before my surgery I was fairly sure I wasn’t trans. I even called myself cis. I just hated having balls, plain and simple. Uncomfortable, and my brain wouldn’t accept them. But not because I was a woman. It was more like they were a tumor or a growth and just didn’t belong.

It wasn’t until I had them chopped off and the subsequent hormone fluctuations that “triggered” my non-binary identity, and even now it’s very soft non-binary and I present fairly masculine.

[BrianSanDiego (imported)]

It is so great to have EA and get all this input and various points of view. I don't want to change genders ... but I do want to change equipment! Its a ways off, but I look forward to the day I can announce I am a Eunuch with a Vagina!!

[GordonGG (imported)]

It is so great to have EA and get all this input and various points of view. I don't want to change genders ... but I do want to change equipment! Its a ways off, but I look forward to the day I can announce I am a Eunuch with a Vagina!!

I'm a eunuch. And I've got to admit that recently I've been thinking of the same thing.

[hormonalEunuch (imported)]

The medical view of this is starting to change. Surgeons and Therapists have traditionally acted in the role of "gatekeepers". My therapist has told me (and this is backed up by my recent experience with my first surgical consult) that this is beginning to change. "Gatekeeper" is starting to become a "bad word" in the profession (at least in the US).

My surgeon operates on informed consent, and others are moving in this direction. She didn't bat an eye when I talked to her about penectomy, and in fact I went in to my consult prepared to justify and defend my feelings, but she put me at ease immediately and asked me what I want, and within minutes we were discussing the surgical details and the nuances of the outcome I want.

I've also come to understand (from working with my therapist) that it's OK for me to be assigned-male-at-birth, feel male, present as male, use he/him pronouns, and still identify as "gender-non-conforming" because I have always felt like I shouldn't have a penis.

I encourage anyone who is serious about this to find a gender-specializing therapist and start talking to surgeons who specialize in gender-confirming surgeries. It has turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be. I don't have the procedure scheduled yet, but I came out of my consult with a definite "yes" from the surgeon.