I think your final question is the most important here. I have always suspected that most of any health benefits of castration that may exist (including the extended lifespan) apply mostly to eunuchs who were castrated before puberty. My thought is that once the body becomes dependent on sex hormones, depriving the body of those hormones can only negatively impact health.

Looking at this issue from a different perspective, one might want to consider the difference between low T and no T. Many studies out there indicate that men with low testosterone have a greater risk of various health problems. However, my guess is that most of the men in these studies had levels of T that were below normal but still well above that of a typical eunuch. Could it be that low T (but still above what a eunuch would have) increases health problems but no T (or the very little a eunuch would have) offers health protections? Might the body of an individual with low T still rely on T to maintain health, but the body of someone with no T find other means to stay healthy?

i'm more concerned about beingcastrated so that i might live eternally (since i believe that if i don't overcome my lust i'll be going straight to hell). Because it led me into THE most depraved situations imaginable i'm not so concerned with living a long time in this world though. To begin with, lust was such incredible fun. But then it got out of control, and it literally became my constant torment and nightmare. To me, the problem and battle going on in me is sex Vs love. i chose sex for years, and lost my heart along the way. i just became a heartless loveless bastard who only cared about pleasure. But nowi know that i'm NOTHING without love, so now i want to kill my love's greatest enemy, which islust. Imagine being able to love people without a sexual motive! Wow, that would be so cool. i wish i could look a woman rightin the eyes and love her soul, like Jesus to a child, instead of just drooling over her flesh and wanting to just pounce on her and ravish her. "when I became a man, I put away childish things". And it's high time i grew up, and put away the childish toys like porn, and start treating women right. The depraved sexual things i've done, and all the porn, has left my soul feeling so dirty and empty. A sort of spiritual bankruptcy. Lost my heart, lost my soul, lost my love, lost THE thing itself! i feel like pig really, thats spent its whole life rolling around in filth. But though i began the race of life so badly, worthy of many 'booo!'s, it's not too late to finish this race strong.

Yes, I am finished breeding and living longer would is a wonderful side effect I did not know about (I only wish it was true for real and there were more recent studies than the 14th century.)