It's been a year since I've been castrated. Actually I had one removed when I was 18 and this last one October last year. I was astounded as to how fast everything went down hill. I've had hot flashes, mood swings, drastic loss of libido and penis shrinkage, loss of strength, and physical stamina and I believe everything else on that list. I started a new T regimen about a month ago and it does seem to be helping. Still not up to snuff though.

kgone1982 (imported) wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:56 pm It's been a year since I've been castrated. Actually I had one removed when I was 18 and this last one October last year. I was astounded as to how fast everything went down hill. I've had hot flashes, mood swings, drastic loss of libido and penis shrinkage, loss of strength, and physical stamina and I believe everything else on that list. I started a new T regimen about a month ago and it does seem to be helping. Still not up to snuff though.

I'm amazed you made it a year with that laundry list of side effects. I'm glad you're improving, and I'm sorry the transition was so rough for you.

Yes, to all the established and recorded effects.

I expected most if not all, and no real surprises, but the flashes were much more frequent and obvious to others.

The different and very agreeable eunuch feeling only came fully after the flashes went away.

I know this is a rather old thread, but I feel the need to weigh in here and add my experiences. I had a vasectomy in 1998 which led to constant PVPS (post vasectomy pain syndrome). I consulted many doctors but never got a satisfactory solution to the problem which became worse and worse as time went on. I had discovered the castration story archive in around 2005 and enjoyed the stories, never considering this as a viable option for me. I joined the EA back in around 2007 out of curiosity and came across a thread about PVPS where the guy had been castrated and was on TRT and how the quality of his life had improved, though performance in the sexual arena was satisfactory, but not quite the same as before.

I became interested in castration as a solution to my problem and started to do extensive research into it as well as the options for TRT. I very soon became certain that I wanted to be castrated and to go on TRT. I always knew that I wanted the deed done by a competent medical professional and consulted my local GP about this. He referred me to a urologist who was an absolute idiot and without ant examination or adequate investigation of my medical history told me that the pain was coming from my back. Needless to say, I didn't go back to this idiot again. I consulted another GP who had treated me previously and he referred me to another urologist who took a detailed history and did a thorough exam and also sent me for an ultrasound exam. He seemed amenable to the idea of removing my testicles and sent me on my way with a prescription for pain pills, an antibiotic and some antinflammatories. These helped immensely and the scan showed significant encystment of my testicles, but due to the fact that I had a night shift job at the time, I could not get another suitable appointment at that time. coupled with a huge improvement in the symptoms made me put my castration on the back burner. I also left the EA at this time as some people here were treating me like an idiot for expressing my symptoms and desire for castration. Another reason for being hesitant was that I was not sure as to how effective TRT would be since I had read widely varying reports about it.

Then in June 2013, the symptoms were back again and in spades. I also developed a massive infection within my scrotum, which further damaged my testicles and dropped my T production to almost castrate level. I was put on a regimen of TRT by my GP and also prescribed some pretty potent pain pills, Tramadol 200mg. The TRT regimen worked really well for me and I decided absolutely to seek castration. Around the same time I read somewhere else about the calcium chloride injections to kill off testicles. I joined the EA again and read the calcium chloride thread from start to finish and then made the decision that this was what I was going to do in order to damage my testicles to the extent that they would have to be removed medically. I was on leave over Christmas 2013 and I ordered all the required supplies and did my first injection the same day that I received all that I needed.

Anyway, I won't go into too much detail about my process from there on as it is adequately documented in the CaCl thread. I was surgically castrated on March 15th 2014 by a urologist. My surgery was painless as was my recovery. I was done on the late Saturday afternoon and was picked up from the hospital around noon the Sunday. When I got home, I got into my own car, which has a stick shift and drove to the shops without experiencing any pain or discomfort. I also never had a drain in my scrotum at all. The surgery was done through a single mid line incision in my scrotum. Now 18 months later, you can't even see the scar from the incision.

My experience as a result of my castration have all been very positive. I occasionally forget to apply my TRT for a few days and then will get some hot flushed=s which remind me to apply it again. I have not experienced any weight gain or breast development other than that which had occurred as a result on my previously lot T level. With sex, yes it is different, I don't struggle to get erections or to maintain them, but the imperative to penetrate and orgasm isn't as strong as before, leading to me being a more considerate lover to the lady in my life. I now enjoy the cuddling, kissing and touching much more and in my opinion, though my sex life and urges have shifted since castration, in my opinion it is far better post castration and I am sorry that it was not done years ago.

Once I had decided that castration was right for me, all I felt going into the surgery was a sense of excitement and anticipation, I was never nervous about the outcome at all. Maybe this was because I had done extensive research into castration and had also experienced TRT before castration.

I will however caution anyone considering castration, don't go into this lightly as once done it can't be reversed, it is FINAL. DON"T do it for the fetish value, as you will come crashing down. Be absolutely CERTAIN THAT THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOU BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD AND IF YOU HAVE DONE ALL THESE THINGS, THEN BY ALL MEANS IF YOU ARE CERTAIN, THEN MOVE AHEAD. Just remember not everyone has a positive experience like I have had, we are all different and this MUST be taken into consideration.

Dont know if this has bee posted before

http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10. ... 84.12.6206

long term consequences of castration

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