Would men prefer to be without their balls?

[rogerwpbfl (imported)]

I'd still want to carry them, like a security blanket. They'd still belong to me afterall

[GordonGG (imported)]

I agree that many men do enjoy having balls externally for sexual pleasure from touching and handling them and the great pleasure nerves in scrotums and testicles and nut cords. If they were internal like ovaries, men would lose those intense pleasures.

But.... If you never had them, you wouldn't miss them! Besides, just think of all the times when they caused you pain or embarrassment. Itching in public and you just have to scratch or adjust while in public or with someone you don't want too be obvious with. Ever catch them in your zipper? Ever sit wrong and squish one? Ever get hit there on purpose or by accident. And no, I've never participated in hitting them for pleasure. Sounds very neanderthal to me. I would have been much happier had none of that happened.

[Wannabe2 (imported)]

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males before puberty with low testosterone and limp penises are not rapists and rarely child abusers....

That's what my common sense tells me too. But, I had a few experiences when I was in first and second grade, two guys (independently), both elder than I by one or two years, so yes, before puberty. They both were children too. And I was young and dumb and willing to play. But nowadays, I think this would be called sexual abuse.

It looks like, to qualify, rapists and child abusers must be adult. Can't agree with this image.

[Jonathan (imported)]

Here is a quote on the subject of men and their testicles from the non-fiction book about the Viet Nam war called Dispatches by Michael Herr: "Anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variet of deaths and mutilations the war offered. Some feared head wounds, some dreaded chest woulds or stomach wounds, everyone feared the would of wounds, the Wound. Guys would pray and pray--Just You and me, God. Right?--offer anything, if only they could be spared that. Take my legs, take my eyes, take my fucking life, You Bastard, but please, please, please, don't take those. Whenever a shell landed in a group, everyone forgot about the next rounds and skipped back to rip their pants away, to check, laughing hysterically with relief even though their legs might be shattered, their kneecaps torn away, kept upright by their relief and shock, gratitude and adrenaline."

[chrisbinalman (imported)]

from my experience of being castrated due to medical reasons at a young age, while I did not want to lose them at the time, I am perfectly happy without them now and would honestly likely not take them back if I could. So much less to worry about, and while HRT isnt as good as having balls, its not terrible either

[cutnbulls2ox (imported)]

Here is a quote on the subject of men and their testicles from the non-fiction book about the Viet Nam war called Dispatches by Michael Herr: "Anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variet of deaths and mutilations the war offered. Some feared head wounds, some dreaded chest woulds or stomach wounds, everyone feared the would of wounds, the Wound. Guys would pray and pray--Just You and me, God. Right?--offer anything, if only they could be spared that. Take my legs, take my eyes, take my fucking life, You Bastard, but please, please, please, don't take those. Whenever a shell landed in a group, everyone forgot about the next rounds and skipped back to rip their pants away, to check, laughing hysterically with relief even though their legs might be shattered, their kneecaps torn away, kept upright by their relief and shock, gratitude and adrenaline."

Young men on the doorstep of decades of great sex, fatherhood, and finally enjoying their fully grown manhood do value their balls to an amount that is very likely higher than at any other time in their lives. A bunch of 18 to 24 year olds will miss their balls far more than most older or younger males. Pre puberty males won t value their balls nearly that highly. They have not experienced the great value of working balls and sex yet. Ask them again at age 35 or 50 years old, and their balls will not be valued so high above their lives and other body parts. Ask them again after age 70 and their balls have moved way down the list of their most important body parts. Its a natural change in value over time in each male s life span.

[cutnbulls2ox (imported)]

from my experience of being castrated due to medical reasons at a young age, while I did not want to lose them at the time, I am perfectly happy without them now and would honestly likely not take them back if I could. So much less to worry about, and while HRT isnt as good as having balls, its not terrible either

You handled that really well and at such a young age. You give hope to other young men who are facing similar losses and letting them know its not so bad. Were you past puberty and enjoying them or too young to know what you d be missing.

It seems like drs hardly give any counseling to young eunuchs when they cut them. They just say the minimum over used blow off garbage, don t discuss any options with the patient, and say too bad kid. The parents don t know what to say. And the new eunuch has to handle it alone with no help from anyone and no other males understanding what he is going through. Or feeling.

[chrisbinalman (imported)]

You handled that really well and at such a young age. You give hope to other young men who are facing similar losses and letting them know its not so bad. Were you past puberty and enjoying them or too young to know what you d be missing.

It seems like drs hardly give any counseling to young eunuchs when they cut them. They just say the minimum over used blow off garbage, don t discuss any options with the patient, and say too bad kid. The parents don t know what to say. And the new eunuch has to handle it alone with no help from anyone and no other males understanding what he is going through. Or feeling.

I actually had the opposite experience , my doctor was more than willing to work with me and my girl friend [who I am still dating] to work out any issues and figure out how to have sex again. Honestly though it was mainly my girl friend who got me through it, her being willing to stick through about six months of mood swings was the best help I could had have

[Arab Nights (imported)]

Congratulations. You have found keepers. Both your doctor and your girl friend.

[seanthomas (imported)]

I actually had the opposite experience , my doctor was more than willing to work with me and my girl friend [who I am still dating] to work out any issues and figure out how to have sex again. Honestly though it was mainly my girl friend who got me through it, her being willing to stick through about six months of mood swings was the best help I could had have

I've said it often that what medical literature that is available regarding post castration is outdated and vague. And what scant research is done these days involves androgen deprivation therapy in prostate cancer patients who are usually well over sixty years old. So basically all doctors read the same thing and pass on the same drivel to their patients. Well, it's fundamentally wrong and while hormones undeniably play a role, human sex drive is influenced my other factors. Unless there is a separate physical issue with erectile dysfunction castrated men are perfectly able to achieve an erection. They can achieve orgasm and ejaculation. Even with ED the penis remains sensitive and responsive to stimulation. I cannot speak for all castrated men but personally I am still sexually active (despite unrelated ED) and much of that results from my attitude and understanding spouse.