mrt (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:04 pm Forgive me for saying it but I don't agree. A male who goes through Andropause (Male Menopause) or has Hypogonadism (Testes that stop working) is not a post-menopausal female. We have similar things going on in our life changes but the end result is just not the same even with the physical similarities.
What interests me more is the male who has Hypogonadism (or has completed Andropause/viropause) and goes on HRT thus reversing the situation. Ditto for females with low or not hormones. Its a weird and wonderful world we are moving into.
Hypogonadism is how I started on the path I'm on now. I was diagnosed ~6years ago and very willingly accepted a HRT regime (testosterone - initially depo testosterone injections; more recently AndroGel). However, I'd always had physical testicular issues, and they were also the cause of apparent shut down of the testicles. I lost the functioning of one testicle at age 12 as a result of repair of a major inguinal hernia. At age 23, the head urologist at the hospital that was connected to the university I was then attending (U. of Pennsylvania) suggested I consider castration. His diagnosis was that my testicular pain problems were caused by scar tissue from numerous infections of the epididymis of my testicles, and the problem would only worsen with time. Its cause was mainly that I had very short, practically non-existent cords connecting the testicles to my body, and the infections were the result of the testicles mostly residing in my inguinal canals. Following the hypogonadism diagnosis and the knowledge that I'd likely be on testosterone the rest of my life, I decided to respond to the earlier prognosis. I ended up having them amputated. It was the best decision I ever made. No pain! And for the first time in years I began functioning as a normal male - except without balls. Orgasms are the same as before. My balllessness is not an issue with my current BF, nor with other lovers or sexual partners I've had since castration. The current BF luvs me w/o balls. We can have sex without being cautious about touching them.
