I am a Eunuch and very happy to be one. I took Siterone 100mg X 2 daily and Finastride 5 mg X 1 time daily for 3 years. I also did the alcohol injections for those 3 years doing injections of 3cc per testicle 3 times per week. I then stopped the alcohol injections after the testicles shrank to 1/10th their size and gradually stopped the medication. I had quit having any sexual desires and was very calm. I then had the testicles removed due to their atrophy, by a urologist, with my insurance covering all of the procedure. The only side effects that I really didn't like was the hot flashes, which were pretty bad, and the loss of upper body strength. My T levels dropped to 18 NG/DL. I am now doing the Testosterone Injections every 2 weeks and my T levels are staying just below 100 NG/DL. This is helping my upper body strength, hot flashes and depresion, while keeping my sexual desires to nill. I never get any erection unless I really work hard at it and all of my orgasims are completely dry. This has been an interesting journey, one of which I do not regret. Considering a penectomy next, just trying to figure out how to get the urologist to do it and get insurance to pay without winding up in the looney bin. I wouldn't mind traveling to get it done, but I am disabled and do not do any traveling.

You've certainly come to the right place. I'm sure there are many here who will be interested in your "journey." Welcome.

Sandi

May I ask what was your main motivation for seeking castration?

yosam7532 (imported) wrote: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:53 am I am a Eunuch and very happy to be one... I am now doing the Testosterone Injections every 2 weeks and my T levels are staying just below 100 NG/DL.

Congratulations on reaching your goal! I am using gel to maintain energy and to avoid depression. I find that if I forget to use it for two days that I start to get tired again and start getting depressed. I would consider injections but one every 14 days seems to be too frequent. Why do you get them so often? My doctor told me that it would be one injection every three months.

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I wanted to get rid of the sex drive, since I was really not interested. I started abusing my testicles and penis when I was around 11 yo. I was into building models and had a lot of stainless T pins around and started using them to stick through my testicles and penis. I also have a problem with the penis called Hypospadias, where the uretha exits on the lower side of the penis before the head and the rest of the penis head looks as though I have a meatotomy. I have never liked the looks of my penis or testicles either, so that was another reason to start the testicle removal and the thoughts of removing the penis. I have been asexual all my life.

I too tried the gel. First the 1% on the stomach, 2 packets every morning for 1 year. My T levels fell even lower, so I was switched to the 1.62% applying on the shoulders 2 pumps every morning. My T levels after 3 months of this fell even lower. I was switched to the injections of Testosterone Cypionate 100mg/ml with a 1 ml injection every 2 weeks. After 6 weeks I was tested again and my T levels only rose to 45 NG/DL. I was then switched to Depo-Testosterone 200 mg/ml with an injection every 2 weeks. My T levels after 6 weeks of this came up to 90 NG/DL. I went for another blood test this AM to see if it has come up anymore or stayed about the same. I fell like they are droping again, but I'll just have to wait for the results to see. The amount of testosterone needed for replacement depends on the person and how soon replacement started before starting HRT. My T levels were at a low amount for 3 years before I started any replacemewnt theraphy. The Doctor is going to let me do my own injections as soon as my levels are where I want them and stablized. May have to go for more blood work to see what might be over riding the tesosterone. I am just at a wait and see stage at the moment.

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yosam7532 (imported) wrote: Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:08 am I was switched to the 1.62% applying on the shoulders 2 pumps every morning. My T levels after 3 months of this fell even lower.

Two pumps is not enough for me. I'm using four and will have another T test in about two months to see where I'm at.

Hi I use a very small amount of gel and sometimes miss a day I also take calcium vitamin D and B and it seems to work just fine for me I get some morning ups but not every day and if I want it I can get up but it takes time but that makes it better, the doc's would like me to up my dose but im happy. I have tried a sustenon 250 injection which was ok and im going to have another few just to see but they should be every 3 weeks but im going to leave it 4 weeks and see what happens, with the gel you are in control of your own life.

Good luck

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yosam7532 (imported) wrote: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:53 am had the testicles removed due to their atrophy, by a urologist....

How long ago?

I am on 1.25 daily. Supposed to be 2.5 daily but I feel very good at the 1.25 four days a week and 2.5 the other three days. It is gel. AndroGel. It gets tiresome sometimes applying it and I have skipped a dose now and then with no discomfort. Have thought of going to the 1.62 daily and forgetting the 2.5 but have not seen the Dr. yet. Next month I will check on that. That would put me at the same level daily instead of the 2.5 bump up on three days. I could probably get along on the 1.25 daily dose and may t4ry that after seeing the Dr.