I went to the endocrinologist to see about getting under a doctors care and little did I know she was female. That was very nice. I told her where I was coming from and why I was looking to lower my testosterone level and she was okay with it and seemed very understanding. I was quite happy she was female as from what I have been reading they seem to be more sympathetic especially to the part of me always after my wife for sex. She examined my testicles and noticed the scar and asked what happened there so I said to myself what the hell and told her "off the record about the burdizzo" and she said I guess you are serious and then added why dont you just have them removed. I said I wish it was that easy.

She is checking into seeing if my insurance will cover lupron depot and if not she said she could probally get me on depo provera.

So I guess maybe this could be a good start to be under a doctors care and get my scripts legally. For now she put me on 200 mg of spironolactone per day and is waiting for my blood work to come back to do more.

She ordered 9 different blood test and a head ct. I explained to the endocrinologist that I was getting spontaneous erections before and being woke up in the middle of the night with them. Thats when she said to get a ct scan. She said its probally nothing, but a tumor around the pituitary gland can cause this type of thing. The head ct was approved by my insurance so it sounds like they are not tight wads with the coverage. So maybe they would go for castration ,but that is probally wishful thinking. If it helps further my cause to get a head ct then fine I will do it.

She said what a change it was to see someone with a high libido as she was used to seeing men that had the opposite problem.

Since most endocrinologists spend their life dealing with diabetics, you bet they see lots of low libido guys. Good grief, I wish I had your problem. Diabetes often causes low testosterone which then aggravates the diabetes. If you think it is a frustrating situation, you are right. Add to that a HR department that doesn't choose to understand the need for testosterone for overall health and I spent five years not getting needed treatments as I could not afford them.

Crap, I intended to say it sounds as if you did find a doctor who will help you meet your desired goal. It also sounds as if she is a really good doctor. Good luck,

Speed

I'm glad you are working with a Doctor about this. And that she is open minded about your situation. It IS better this way! Do it yourself stuff is (I think) a bad idea. I'm curious about her comment about "why don't you have them removed?" Perhaps there is a mainstream way to do that through her? *She has a Urologist in mind or? *A much better idea then trying to clamp them with an animal castration device.

I think that the most important part is that you get a chemical way to test drive the effects and then maybe you will see if this is what you really want. I think you commented about "bugging your wife for sex" all the time. Trust me the alternative (Never asking for sex or wanting to participate) can be just as annoying *at least to some women.

I'm all for a person's freedom of choice, but if a doc doesn't understand the side effects of low testosterone, are they really a professional?

Hummm... Well lets look at it this way. When a women has her ovaries removed (Which is still very common) how serious are doctors about replacement therapy (Estrogen, Testosterone) Some are. Many are open to doing it if the person complains enough and many don't think its important because women go through menopause anyway so why bother?

Without sounding like a zealot for male castration (I'm not) I honestly believe there is a double standard when it comes to "castration" of women vs men. For women its done quite often for a variety of reasons and for men? Well... Its different. I suspect this Doctor is just very matter of fact about the whole thing and maybe doesn't consider this that big a deal.

The question we have to ask is which side is correct? "should" male castration be a big deal or not? Should female castration be done so often? I tend to think Female castration should not happen quite so often and the after effect when it is should be treated with replacement hormones. That male castration for a variety of (sane & not sexual Fetish) reasons should be obtainable.

My endocrinologist is part of a group which includes a urologist. and she was very up front about the side effects that low or no T could cause so I think she fulfilled her obligation to warn me. I have been test driving chemical castration for over a year now and continue to do so for now. I really want to be phyically castrated at some point but for now I would be very happy to get my castration drugs perscribed to me and to be under a doctors care. I was previosly getting blood work done by my GP but this is not his field, so I feel I will get more informed and knowledgable care from a endrocrinologist.

Thanks terry

I'm happy your doing this with your doctor. I would be afraid that whatever drugs I bought from the internet were not safe. Or that they might cause problems like Liver Damage which was not found by regular check ups.

By going to your doctor you have safe meds and regular labs. I honestly don't know where excessive sex drive fits into the whole scheme but its better then wanting it done because it sounded "hot" on some Castration porn site!

Kudos and Good luck. Keep working with this doctor and keep an open mind to the possibilities. Ask questions, explore whats available.

The excessive sex drive fits in because it had taken over all parts of my life. And was on the verge of costing me my second marrage. Now that I have been chemically castrated it is no longer a problem for me and I am in controll of my life again.

Well things have slowed down abit.

It seemed that all was going well with the endocrinologists then a couple of days ago her nurse called and said the doc wanted me to go off the depo. Okay that wasn't too bad I would still be taking the spirolactone and be returning to her office in a few days. Then yesterday her nurse calls and said the doc wants me to see a therapist. Well it turns out he cant get me in till June 2nd. That being the case I will end up with my testosterone level going back up and after all this time being chemically castrated it wont feel good. I just dont want to have T controling my life.I feel great the way I am, in fact the combination of depo and spirolactone seems to be doing as well as the siterone was. My dosage has always been high compared to what I read for most people.

tr_80504 (imported) wrote: Sat May 02, 2009 6:46 pm Well things have slowed down abit.

It seemed that all was going well with the endocrinologists then a couple of days ago her nurse called and said the doc wanted me to go off the depo. Okay that wasn't too bad I would still be taking the spirolactone and be returning to her office in a few days. Then yesterday her nurse calls and said the doc wants me to see a therapist. Well it turns out he cant get me in till June 2nd. That being the case I will end up with my testosterone level going back up and after all this time being chemically castrated it wont feel good. I just dont want to have T controling my life.I feel great the way I am, in fact the combination of depo and spirolactone seems to be doing as well as the siterone was. My dosage has always been high compared to what I read for most people.

Just remember, doctors are like cereal. If you decide against cheerios, try corn flakes..... Don't like his approach, try another or try your own. I do all the time. Be pro-active in your care!