Hi all. i have been on estrogen progesterone and 200 mg of spiro daily for a little over a year now. I was just wondering if anyone experienced physical castration after a period of chemical castration and what were the changes (if any) after the physical castration took place vs just the chemical. i have an orchi scheduled for february 10th and im starting to get a little nervous. I know its what is right for me but im starting to worry about possible changes that i may not be ready for. any info or shared experiences in this matter would help greatly. thank you

You get the same effect as SRS. There is no diffrence.

i know that. but what im asking is, will there be a noticable difference after im castrated vs now just being on 200 mg of spiro a day

kyennamo (imported) wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:31 pm i know that. but what im asking is, will there be a noticable difference after im castrated vs now just being on 200 mg of spiro a day

Keep in mind that these are strictly anecdotal changes and your mileage may differ. A number of trans women taking estrogen and blockers, after SRS or castration report a breast growth spurt. (Though in a couple of cases I think that was wishful thinking.) Another change occasionally reported is an increase in libido and ability to get an erection , (not for SRS patients obviously) Apparantly spiro can decrease T levels below normal female levels, and after you stop taking them after castration, your blood T levels may actually rise slightly. Otherwise effects are not different from a long course of spiro.

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I never noticed any changes. I was on cyproterone acetate (siterone) and estrofem, and then I had myself surgically castrated and continues the estrofem and noticed no changes.