Regrets about being castrated?

[T van Keel (imported)]

-The recipe for life with no regrets?

I don't think so. Life can't be planned.

[Energizer (imported)]

If you have any doubts, it's best not to go forward with this. You should try a temporary chemical castration first and then decide where to go from there.

It's been almost a year since I was castrated and for me it was certainly a good thing and wish I could have been done years earlier. I use a low dose T and feel great.

Good luck.

[tugon (imported)]

I have had no regrets post castration. My only regret is that my body and mind were in opposition prior to castration.

[T van Keel (imported)]

You should try a temporary chemical castration first and then decide where to go from there.

I was on antidepressants for over one and a half years. A side effect of them was a noticeably reduced libido, so you might call it a very soft form of chemical castration. This effect felt good, I missed nothing sexual. But I found that the medication made me quite indifferent which was not good at all, so I stopped the med.

[DerKastrierte (imported)]

TvK - nobody will be able to answer how YOU will feel after castration. Every indivdual reacts different. So, if you wanna go for a test chemical castration is an option indeed. You should try at least 6 months - maybe with Androcur - but with no other medication involved. Thereafter you should have at least an idea and the good thing is, it reversible. While taking, take good care of your liver! You will find Androcur threads here.

Good luck!

[Wellesley (imported)]

Skimming through the comments this one stands out

How you feel is the point.

I had the knowledge that I would likely end up loosing one or both testicles at the age of 19. I was still a virgin at that point and I actually did not care that much. I actually asked the urologist to remove the right one when I was 20. She refused at the time due to my age and I think that was the right choice at the time. At 27 I ended up having the right one out anyway, but I was married with an 18month old son at that time.

Even though I had known for about 10 years at the time I had the right one out.... It was still a shock for some reason, I thought I would have been ready in my mind. I had massive body issues for about 18 months after. I really was in an odd place for a long time.

However, the left on I had out in 2010. I was 32, my wife had a radical hysterectomy, (ovaries, uterus and cervix) so not only had we been sexless for about 5 years at that point, she was completely sterile as well as being asexual. Thus, for so many reasons having the left testicle removed made sense. I did a lot of research and the archive did save me a lot of time there. I had a couple guys on here I contacted directly.

So. Waking up the next day after surgery I felt great. I got a TRT shot and felt amazing. The next 1 year was hell with trying to get the dosages figured out.

Now I am pretty good. I will be 38 this year. I have the TRT figured out as to what works for me (not chasing numbers) and I am finally good with what I am.

It is not automatic and it does take time. I did have a year long addiction to prescription benzodiazepine (they do give that out like candy in Japan) as well as sleeping pills. But I did manage to kill that off cold turkey. I have just passed 4 years without anything.

As is so often said on this site. "your milage will vary".

TvK - nobody will be able to answer how YOU will feel after castration. Every indivdual reacts different. So, if you wanna go for a test chemical castration is an option indeed. You should try at least 6 months - maybe with Androcur - but with no other medication involved. Thereafter you should have at least an idea and the good thing is, it reversible. While taking, take good care of your liver! You will find Androcur threads here.

Good luck!

[T van Keel (imported)]

You are absolutely right, no one can tell me how I would feel. But that is not the question I've asked. I just wanted to know how common regrets afterwards are.

That can't tell me how it would be at me, but I think it's an interesting question which may give at least some kind of insight into how things CAN BE, not guaranteed they also WILL BE like that.

In my case nullification feels like the only way that can open a chance of leading a much better life than in the past. I simply don't feel male, but gender neutral. My brain always tells me I'm neutral, but my male body parts are contrary to that. So it seems to be necessary to remove them, as I seem to be not able to solve this struggle while living with these parts. At least that's what became clear in the past 20 to 25 years. I've done a lot of thinking during this time, but the results were always the same.

The greatest current problem is that I simply don't know how to become a nullo in a safe way and also get it done professionally with an aesthetic convincing result.

[Wellesley (imported)]

The point I was trying to make is that even if you think it is what you want and you think you are ready in your mind the reality is always different.

I personally do not believe in regret. However I wish I had had more information and better support/ doctors and been more of an aggressive advocate for myself

[Paolo]

Personally, I believe that nothing is more ridiculous than saying, "I know how you feel."

No, you don't.

The subject of said feelings is irrelevant. Only YOU know how YOU feel.

[Losethem (imported)]

The greatest current problem is that I simply don't know how to become a nullo in a safe way and also get it done professionally with an aesthetic convincing result.

1. Get a therapist letter of support. Though I don't know how you would go about this in Germany, but I suspect there is a way as you surely have transgendered folks in Germany getting these letters.

2. Find a willing surgeon. You may have to travel to the US, but we have surgeons here willing to nullify men after they get that letter of support.

3. If you're not independently wealthy, save some money. You'll likely have to cash pay the surgeon, I'm guessing something around $20,000 US, €17,500. Plus the expenses associated with staying in the US near your surgeon for a week or two and travel to the US.