why is your Dr not prescribing Anastrozole which prevents the conversion to estrogen...

uuMachine (imported) wrote: Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:50 pm why is your Dr not prescribing Anastrozole which prevents the conversion to estrogen...

Anastrozole is another name for Arimidex

kristoff wrote: Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:36 pm Anastrozole is another name for Arimidex

All drugs have their generic/chemical based name and their manufacturers brand name. Always go by the generic name when making comparisons.

Of my personal experience and being around EA since its beginning I can tell that reduction in sexual desire is unavoidable if castrated without replacement of Testosterone. But now it becomes interesting, as castration result can vary wildly. Some people become total impotents without any interest in anything sexual. While some people keep good amount of their sexuality and sex drive, being able to get hard and orgasm. Not as frequently and not as intense desire as before castration, but still capable of intercourse for example once a week. It is not known what causes that wild variation in castration results. It is not studied and probably never will be. If not discovered accidentally.

So, if you retain ability to get hard and still able to have sexual feelings, it is up to your partner how much he or she likes his/her leading role in sexual activities, as you might easily forget about sex. But you could be turned on, and you could function sexually with the help of your partner. If that is OK for your partner. Your partner should accept your reduction in sexual interest and frequency of sexual activities.

As you see, there is no thumb of rule. You need to find it out by yourself how castration will affect you. First you should try chemical castration to become familiar with effects and then you have some idea how to cope with them. Also, chemical castration could have different effects from surgical castration. Don't take it granted that you will have same level effects with surgical castration. Be ready to take small doses of T, if some effects become intolerable.

A natural way to tame and rid the body of estrogen is to eat raw or lightly steamed broccoli or cabbage. I like both vegetables and eat them on a routine basis, and it works for me to keep estrogen at the lowest blood test range level.

kristoff wrote: Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:36 pm Anastrozole is another name for Arimidex

Both my gf & myself see sex as secondary in a loving relationship so my decision to undergo physical castration she does not see as an issue & is fully supportive of my decision. When we make love, more often than not is it intimacy. This involves hugging cuddling & kissing which we are both happy with. When we do participate in penetrative sex, as I have posted elsewhere here on Eunuch Central, my having a large penis causes my gf pain. She accepts it taking my penis in hand.

Scuba Cuba (imported) wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2016 10:00 am Both my gf & myself see sex as secondary in a loving relationship so my decision to undergo physical castration she does not see as an issue & is fully supportive of my decision. When we make love, more often than not is it intimacy. This involves hugging cuddling & kissing which we are both happy with. When we do participate in penetrative sex, as I have posted elsewhere here on Eunuch Central, my having a large penis causes my gf pain. She accepts it taking my penis in hand.

Don't think my doctor is very versed in treating people like me. I would like to switch to estrogen and see if I have some return of my sex drive. Just enough so I think about sex now and then to keep my wife happy. If we have penetrative sex I use a strap on but mostly once in the mood I am happy just to play with her.

I think foreplay is an important part of a loving relationship Feedback

Scuba Cuba (imported) wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:29 pm I think foreplay is an important part of a loving relationship Feedback

Most of the time that is where it ends, at the foreplay stage. Not nearly as sexually active as I was.

But then intimacy doesn't need sex; there are hookers for that especially felatio