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Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:42 am
by nvrgag44 (imported)
I was thrilled when my urologist agreed to remove them. He asked about prosthetic testicles but I declined. I wanted them gone and the thought of phony balls seemed silly to me. I'd know they're phony and at age 72 who am I going to impress? No TRT either and other than the occasional hot flashes I couldn't be happier. Becoming asexual brought peace of mind. I learned that at my age what little libido I still had was a distracting waste of time.
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:49 pm
by Futurist (imported)
nvrgag44 (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:42 am
I was thrilled when my urologist agreed to remove them. He asked about prosthetic testicles but I declined. I wanted them gone and the thought of phony balls seemed silly to me. I'd know they're phony and at age 72 who am I going to impress? No TRT either and other than the occasional hot flashes I couldn't be happier. Becoming asexual brought peace of mind. I learned that at my age what little libido I still had was a distracting waste of time.
OK; understood.
Also, though, for the record, for me personally, the phoniness of prosthetic testicles is actually what makes them valuable to me. After all, I certainly detest testicles which produce things such as sperm!
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:50 pm
by Futurist (imported)
micdavi24 (imported) wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2016 2:32 am
but the outer capsule is still made of silicone
Do you have a better product to use for this, though?
and still has a finite lifespan,
How finite, though? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:51 pm
by Futurist (imported)
There are also glass ones.
Source, please?
Indeed, I have never heard of glass ones still being around nowadays!
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:52 pm
by Futurist (imported)
The heavyweight version...
For the glass ones?
Indeed, are the glass ones actually still around nowadays (for people who want to buy them right now, that is)?
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:53 pm
by Futurist (imported)
OK; understood.
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:55 am
by nvrgag44 (imported)
Futurist (imported) wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:49 pm
OK; understood.
Also, though, for the record, for me personally, the phoniness of prosthetic testicles is actually what makes them valuable to me. After all, I certainly detest testicles which produce things such as sperm!
My apologies if it sounded like I was criticizing those who chose to have prosthetic implants. That wasn't my intention.
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:10 pm
by ZeuterMe (imported)
micdavi24 (imported) wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2016 2:32 am
Saline filled is all very well, but the outer capsule is still made of silicone and still has a finite lifespan, so no thanks no way for me.
Silicone - solid silicone rubber - isn't the issue. Silicone gel leaking out of implants is a big problem, but people use silicone injections cosmetically in the scrotum, so it's reasonably well tested in that part of the body. Silicon rubber of medical grade isn't really an issue, however.
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:02 am
by russianboy (imported)
I think fake testicles not need if you going to be castrated. Because castration is testicles removal. Why remove testicles and take fake testicles? Castration is persorming for empty scrotum!
Re: Did you get and/or do you plan to get prosthetic testicles after your orchiectomy?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:56 pm
by fhunter
russianboy (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:02 am
I think fake testicles not need if you going to be castrated. Because castration is testicles removal. Why remove testicles and take fake testicles? Castration is persorming for empty scrotum!
It depends on the reasons for castration. Can be "do not want testosterone" or "do not want my own testosterone, want to be in control" - in this case - prosthetic testicles make sense.