ThePhoenixCat (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:55 pm
As the title says, I've been a member before but I wasn't very active and it's been a number of years. I can't remember my previous nickname and it probably got deleted due to inactivity anyways.
I've often wondered what life would be like without my testicles. How much more free time I'd have without the constant desire to play with my dearly attached friend. I have no desire to lose my
, because I really do enjoy being male and the convenience of a quick unzip to pee. But the balls do get in the way quite often and I wouldn't mind losing them.
However I also know that without testosterone that I face osteoporosis as well as several other negatives. Nor do I want to take estrogen and risk gaining weight, growing boobs and several other issues. Taking testosterone would negate the whole reason for losing the testicles in the first place in my case. I have a sister who is trans (MtF) and is in the middle of all her procedures so I know a bit about the side effects and what not of castration, etc.. I'm happy for her and hope she never regrets the transition.
All in all I just don't really know what to do at this point in time.
I am older than you, but I had and have some of the same concerns, but my results will probably be different. I also was a member and lost it due to inactivity during my rumination and self-analysis. Then last year it hit me like a ton of bricks, and I could not fight the castration urge any longer. I got my letter a very short time later and they were gone. I'm happy.
The experience for me seemed to be different than what I expected related to weight and sex drive. I was worried about gaining weight and wound up losing both fat and muscle. Losing strength bothers me the most. After the
I was expecting major shrinkage and libido loss. Yes, both happened but not to the degree I thought would occur. Sexual urges are reduced, but not totally gone away and with a small dose of tadalafil, Im as good as new, and that's what tortures me (Folsom Prison Blues).
I am taking transdermal E because I also felt the T negates my reason for the snip. I have breast development which, when I took a survey here a few years back, was the #1 reason I didn't want to go through with the
. Now, the
and I are firmly attached to each other. I present as a male and the transgender clinic that I get endo help from refers to me as they (who came with me?) I had to pick something else, and NB gets me ins coverage.
So, my dilemma is, that I am scheduled to lose the
next month, and the biggest hang-up is the "convenience of a quick unzip to pee"!.......
Edit: I deleted lot of what ifs since this thread is not about me. Think more before making the final cut and talking here with a good amount of researching past post will make for a more informed decision. To me the biggest issue that cant be overcome is natural propagation if prior arrangements are not made.
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I was expecting major shrinkage and libido loss. Yes, both happened but not to the degree I thought would occur. Sexual urges are reduced, but not totally gone away and with a small dose of tadalafil, Im as good as new, and that's what tortures me (Folsom Prison Blues).