Will castration, Surgical or Chemical, affect ones happiness and joy in life?

[Christopher1999 (imported)]

Will it affect ones mind to the point of where they can't find joy and pleasure in the things they did before castration? I am planning on getting chemically castrated soon and I am worried that it will suck the joy in life out on me, because I have read that it messes with your brain in weird ways

[micdavi24 (imported)]

How if affects you will depend on any factors and one of them will be your attitude towards being castrated. Another factor would be whether you take TRT or not.

You are still very young, so be absolutely sure this is what you want before going ahead, as you may meet a nice woman and decide that you want to have kids, which will be impossible if you are castrated, though if surgically castrated and on TRT, you will be able to have a normal sex life. I would suggest that you sit down and write down all te reasons why you want to be castrated and also all the reasons why you should not be castrated.At your age, very careful consideration is needed before you go ahead with this step, which is pretty final.

I can't say for sure whether it will happen to you, as I have no experience with chemical castration, but I have read that with some guys the chemicals have totally shut their testicles down after a relatively short period and I have also read that the chemicals can have some other rather nasty side effects.

I have been surgically castrated for just over 27 months now and am on TRT. The whole experience has been very positive for me, but the reasons for my castration are in all probability very different to yours and I am also very much older than you. Just remember, as has been said here on many occasions, your mileage may vary. Think long and hard before taking any steps as Castration is final and if done surgically irreversible and may also be if done chemically.

You may want to possibly share some of your motivation on the forum and then listen to the advice given. Whatever you decide, if you do go ahead, bank some sperm just in case you want kids later on.

[aspie_nico (imported)]

Chemical castration made me happier. Emotions are much stronger. But I might be a special case.

[Christopher1999 (imported)]

Are you on any hormone replacement? Or did castration alone make you happier.

[aspie_nico (imported)]

No. I am on near zero T. So yes. Castration had a positive effect on me.

[experiment (imported)]

aspie_nico may i ask how long ago were you castrated and how old you are? I presume you were physically castrated? Thanks

[aspie_nico (imported)]

No. I am on triptoreline, what kind of has the same effect as physical castration but I still have my testicles. Its 3 months now but I took Androcur 2 months before that period. I am 27 years old.

[Jared_in_UT (imported)]

Castration without HRT is a MAJOR change for your body and quite a significant one for your mind as well. Quite immediately for me, I lost energy, my concentration and memory dulled, my drive and ambition decreased, my self esteem decreased, I began losing muscle mass, and started putting on fat. I'm also nearly unable to perform in the sack, which also does not help your self image. On the flip side, I have been able to put aside a two-decade porn addiction, and stop a fixation with sex in my thoughts.

FYI - generic Androgel costs $468 for about a 90-day supply at my local pharmacy. Shots are cheaper, but they they are far less of a level dose and can supposedly be a real roller coaster of changing hormone levels.

Chemical castration is usually mostly reversible. But be advised that I and many others had significant gynecomastia within just a few months on Androcur. It will never go away without elective (expensive) surgery.

You need to be willing to live with everything I just listed, and possibly more, before you jump into this. Try therapy first. If you think it's too expensive, then you can't afford the medical costs associated with getting and then being castrated either.

Jared

[msucleoscar (imported)]

Do you regret for your castration Jared?

Castration without HRT is a MAJOR change for your body and quite a significant one for your mind as well. Quite immediately for me, I lost energy, my concentration and memory dulled, my drive and ambition decreased, my self esteem decreased, I began losing muscle mass, and started putting on fat. I'm also nearly unable to perform in the sack, which also does not help your self image. On the flip side, I have been able to put aside a two-decade porn addiction, and stop a fixation with sex in my thoughts.

FYI - generic Androgel costs $468 for about a 90-day supply at my local pharmacy. Shots are cheaper, but they they are far less of a level dose and can supposedly be a real roller coaster of changing hormone levels.

Chemical castration is usually mostly reversible. But be advised that I and many others had significant gynecomastia within just a few months on Androcur. It will never go away without elective (expensive) surgery.

You need to be willing to live with everything I just listed, and possibly more, before you jump into this. Try therapy first. If you think it's too expensive, then you can't afford the medical costs associated with getting and then being castrated either.

Jared

[daifu-orchid (imported)]

Yes, I am happier castrated. While I can't regret the medically necessary, I strongly suspect that if I had wanted it, I would be just as happy with the result.

I started with no T replacement. Less energy, easy weight gain, a short time with flashes, and then a more peaceable me, less aggressive and a better team player. More emotional, more empathetic and more easily focussed. Erections lessened and more or less went away after about six months, but I didn't care. The penis became about 1/3 smaller, my usually oily skin became softer and non-oily. My natural odor changed to a lighter and barely perceptible different one. No proof, but I suspect that we use subliminal odor cues in our social interactions, and it seemed that I became socially less "one of the boys" -not that anyone was bad to me, just perhaps not so instinctively accepting. The reverse happened with the ladies, who seemed more willing to share and confide, but the basis was friendship, not sex.

Since then I started on replacement T. I found pumps less easy to control the dose, and I worried about my wife being accidentally exposed to the stuff. I then went to Testosterone enanthate every week, which worked well, but then I found that I preferred T cypionate which seems to last well with 2-weekly dosing and is twice the strength and so half the volume. I find I do better with a little fluctuation in T levels. I have an annual Physical and I have normal blood chemistry and count every year.

Will I go back to no T? Perhaps, as after the transition, it felt very good. Whatever I do, I will get regular checks from the doc to see that I remain well.

Hope this helps.