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Re: Reduce libido not eliminate it

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:25 am
by bill67b2010 (imported)
farnorthwestguy, I am in a very similar situation. I have fought with my Bi tendencies for all of my adult life and until recently, i thought i had to either live with my sexuality in secret or just come out of the closet. my wife is aware of my bisexual nature but she has rightly taken the stance of "when we got married you promised to be faithful" and i really can't argue that point. I recently ran into articles about depo-provera and I have researched it quite a bit. my wife is well into menopause and she also takes drugs for her arthritis that have brought her libido down to nothing.

I have started looking into how to get a prescription for this and you are right to seek out a psycologist for this. I'm really interested in how the visit goes, please keep us informed.

also I'd love to hear from other men that have secured a prescription for depo and what their experience has been like.

Re: Reduce libido not eliminate it

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:52 am
by Hash (imported)
People in their 60's still having sex? Who knew? 😄 I do believe that many women after menopause begin to lose interest in sex, not saying all, but it's a fact that many do. I would also guess that being in your 60's, your "t" levels have dropped some already, but apparently not that much. If you begin to use a chemical castration drug, you might have to try differing amounts until you find that place which suits you. We're not all the same and what works for one might not work for others.

Re: Reduce libido not eliminate it

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:39 am
by Am I you? (imported)
At first, during puberty, I felt I was gay.Later I got married and thought it would cause me to go stright. This was in the 60,s when that was the thought of the time. It did not work. I had satisfactory sex with her for many years but still fantasied about other men. I had infrequient meeting with guys, usually one night stands, but several long relationships.

After she found some gay mags I admitted I was bi

We went to counciling together and the councelor told my wife if I admitted I was bi then I was interested in men and therefore I was really gay. I admitted that it was so. After a lot of crying and strained relationships, we came to the conclusion that we still loved each other, just not in a sexual way.

That was 20 years ago. we are still together, although no sex. I masturbate to get relief, but I am looking to elimate my interest in sex all to gether,ie no libido at all.

I believe it will make me much happier to be a enuch and no have any balls what so ever. HRT will make being a enuch have less side effects:dong:

Re: Reduce libido not eliminate it

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:27 am
by Hash (imported)
As a eunuch, I do believe that castration does give one the ability to control the libido. I can dictate how much "t" I want my body to have or not to have. However, I've come to realize that as I've lowered and maintained a low amount of circulating testosterone, my body has become comfortable with it and has adjusted to it. Now, after several years of using this low amount of compounded testosterone cream, I cannot go higher in the dose without confusing my body. In other words, my body has adjusted to a low amount of "t" and doesn't response well to higher dosages anymore. I actually get nauseated if I use more than what my body is accustomed too, so even if I wanted to add more testosterone, I can't without becoming sick. My penis actually seems to retract and shrink more on higher doses, which would be fine accept for the sick feeling I get. I don't know if this would be true if I took testosterone injections, but I think it would and this might not be true for everyone, but it seems logical that this would happen. Back to the topic.

Testicles do what they do, they manufacture testosterone and there's no way to stop them, except through chemicals (Androcur, female hormones) or castration. Well, you can abuse them and damage them as I did at first, but that's not the ideal way to lower your testosterone. You might want to start with Androcur or something similar before you proceed with physical castration. Once you're castrated, there is no going back and though HRT helps to replace testosterone, the cyclic cycle of how the testicles manufacture testosterone cannot be matched or duplicated. You can and will adapt to the artificial application of testosterone to your body (HRT), but it won't feel the same initially. Over time, it becomes the new normal, and the benefit is control.