dodo1943 (imported) wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:44 am Sorry to interject at this time, but I am about to inject myself, after three years of cord ligation (see threa 'Pinhole castration' in Surgical) have left me with low T to judge by effects on fat distibution, muscle loss and on libido, but with medically normal testes. I made up a 40% solution in the lab today and then ran a dilution series reading pH at each step. The max pH was 9.9 at 10% strength, 5% and 20%read 9.75, 40% read 9.45. The vets mg/kg dose rate is also quite important to avoid stopping your heart with too much calcium. More later, Dodo1943

Be sure to post results of your findings and the affects/effects of your journey!

Hash (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:22 pm Congrats! Welcome to eunuchdom or if you prefer uniquedom. Wish you well. Are you also considering SRS surgery?

Thank you Hash! As far as SRS is concerned, it is something that is always on my mind and a good possibility for the future now that the testicles are gone! Time will tell, but either way, the future is much brighter now given my successful castration :O)

Hugs,

Brooke

Wolf-Pup (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:14 pm I am hypogonadal (low T) and it affected my bone density to where my spinal column was only one step above osteoporosis level. This led to something of an implosion and I have 5 bad lumbar disks. So if you go the no hormone route, be extra careful to check your bone density at least once a year if you have insurance that will pay for it.

One of the reasons I kept using T supplement last year was concern over osteoporosis. Then recently I stopped using it and enjoyed the results.

But you reawaken in me the need to keep using it, at least a little bit.

There are drugs that will actually help reverse loss of bone density, but why go that route?

They are expensive and as with most all drugs have side effect risks of their own.

I'm back on T immediately.

Glad I read the board now and then.

2012-4-29,I inject 6 ml Saturated brine into my left testicle,and a month later,my left testicle is about 1/2 of before inject,and now,my left testicle is about 1/3 of before inject,I am sure it is deposed.

Threads merged.

We don't need two threads as similar.

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BrookeTS (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:29 am Hi Everyone!

Well, this is my first post as a newly castrated lady (besides my reply above) and I'm loving it! I'm in a bit of pain as I write this so I'll try to keep it short and sweet.

The surgery went well (in and out of the the operating room in just over an hour) and as an outpatient was discharged from the hospital just 6 hours later! It all happened so fast that before I knew it I was home in my own cozy bed sleeping like a baby I awoke just a few hours ago with the realization that they are gone, banished forever

SplitDik (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:29 am 356734460]
, and for the first time in my life

I am feeling this overwhelming sense of liberation It may sound strange to some, but emotionally I finally feel whole after losing something that has been part of my physical being since birth.

To all here that have listened and advised, my sincerest gratitude. To all those that will attempt this journey, I wish you all the best for a safe and rewardin
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g journey.

I'm off to rest now...

Hugs,

Brooke :):)

Awesome Brooke! Glad this worked out so well for you. For most, with current medical/society views regarding voluntary castration, the best path is pretty much what you did -- damage the testicles in a way that requires proper surgical castration.

One question though -- you're transsexual, right? Did that play a part in them offering the orchiectomy so readily? Or was it purely a matter of them really thinking it was cancerous?

Also, were your testosterone levels checked prior to the surgery? I'd still be interested in how effective the injection was for you for hormonal castration.

Hey, thanks for joining and posting. For discussion on injecting salt solutions, can you please post on the following thread: http://www.eunuch.org/forums/showthread ... Castration?

Can you also talk more about the experience. What brine exactly did you inject? How much pain did you experience? Are you planning to continue with the other testicle?

Brooke, you lucky dawg....Good for you...smooches Jackie

SplitDik (imported) wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:13 am Awesome Brooke! Glad this worked out so well for you. For most, with current medical/society views regarding voluntary castration, the best path is pretty much what you did -- damage the testicles in a way that requires proper surgical castration.

One question though -- you're transsexual, right? Did that play a part in them offering the orchiectomy so readily? Or was it purely a matter of them really thinking it was cancerous?

Also, were your testosterone levels checked prior to the surgery? I'd still be interested in how effective the injection was for you for hormonal castration.

Thank you SplitDik for your support and kind words :O)

Yes, I am transsexual but my Gender dysphoria had absolutely nothing to do with the doctor's decision to perform the orchiectomy nor was the issue of gender ever raised. Besides, after nearly 40 years of playing the male role I do it fairly well when necessary :O) Ultimately his findings during the initial exam and the results of the ultrasound were enough to convince him that something needed to be done and asap. The radiologist who read the ultrasound also agreed that

BrookeTS (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:18 pm given the rarity of bilateral seminoma

time was of the essence. We did discuss a few surgical options, but since 95% or all intra-testicular masses are found to be cancerous, we all agreed that surgical removal was the safest approach.

My testosterone levels prior to the surgery were down to 37, indicating a high degree of testicular failure. 6 months prior, they were at 660, well within normal ranges for my age.

The pathology report comes in this week and I have my first follow up with my doctor on Friday. It will be interesting to see what the results show!

Hugs,

Brooke

My congratulations, BrookeTS . You have taken a giant step for your complete happiness. But i want to remember you ( i supose you know this ) if you want to have a srs in a future, you must to stretch the skin of you scrotom some times (i don't know how much stretches) daily because if you don't do this you could lose skin for the surgery.

Thanks for your advice and encouragement, and congratulations to Brooke, for getting where I want to go. I am a bioscientist with access to an environmental chemistry lab, where I made up the Calcium chlorie solutions and tested their pH. My wife is a mediacl researcher and has a library of reference texts, where I found human dose rates for calcium chloride (10% solution). I was curious to know whether its effect on testis tissue was osmotic, i.e.the sudden withdrawal of water from cells, or toxic via pH change (to too acid or too alkaline for cell proteins to maintain their structure, thereby causing cell death). If it is the former, then concentrated brine (sodium chloride) should work just as well as alcohol or CaCl2 and would be less toxic to the rest of the body. If its effect was mediated by pH change then a dose which achieved a final intratesticular concentration of 10% after dilution by cell fluids may be most effective, or best of all as Brooke used, Ca Cl2 in alcohol with no added water. More later when I get hold of some needles. Dodo1943