I’ve read many explanations of changes that will or might occur with castration. But i’ve also noticed that there seems to be a difference of fact and or opinion from one description to another plus with how castration was done and if or if not hormone therapy is involved.

I have never had any hormone therapy - Not before and not after. I was castrated recently and that is the only treatment I’ve undergone. I have self harmed frequently over several years prior, and I have a feeling that that resulted in some physical changes a few years ago, but who knows. It could just as easily have been aging.

Since my surgery about 2 and a half months ago, I feel certain that my beard growth has diminished and looks lighter and not as course. I’ve always needed to shave only twice a week or so and that has not really changed in terms of how much growth there is but it certainly appears less noticeable to me now.

I’ve asked members of my family and they say “no change”, but someone else I’m not really close to upon seeing me a month and a half after surgery immediately said I look younger. Not sure what that means. Might I actually look different?

Also, a few years ago after a rather intense self harm event I believe I noticed that I had some hair loss on my legs. Strangely it was more loss on my right thigh than on my left and that has remained that way up to present. I also had some (not much) breast growth at that time. I’m pretty certain of that.

What I think I’m seeing could just be wishful thinking. It also seems that of any of the physiological changes that I’ve heard could occur, beard growth - lack thereof - is the least likely. Still I wonder if anyone knows of what likely changes there could be.

I know you can’t see me now or before, but since I’ve heard a few differing reports I would just like to see if I can get a better idea if i’m just imagining things or if changes could really be occurring. I’d like to know if a castrated man with no hormone treatment does not really undergo noticeable changes or if he does/might. So I continue to wonder. Does anyone have any ideas?

Not an expert, but from much reading it seems to be very much a YMMV situation where everyone seems to do a bit differently....

There is a list of appearance changes mentioned in some of the stickies about castration effects, and it seems like being hormone free is sort of a middle ground... Hormone free will get more changes than someone doing T supplementation, but less than someone doing estrogen. However hormone free seems to get the worst of the medical bad effects like osteoporosis.

In terms of people noticing changes, I'd expect people that see you regularly will be far less likely to notice changes than folks you only see occasionally... Even if you were changing rapidly and a lot, you are still going to look about the same today as you did yesterday, and the people you see daily will be comparing today's you to yesterday's.

OTOH the persons that only see you every few months or longer will see the sum of the changes without having seen any of the intermediate steps...

So yes, you probably are looking different, and looking younger is a commonly reported result of all the various small changes added together.

WheelyCurious

@dee2essohkay

To my knowledge, what you describe is normal for a castrated male without hormone therapy. Castration lowers the testosterone level in the body and, if urologists are to be believed, a certain feminization occurs. This can also lead to softer facial features. Are you having hot flashes? Then maybe you should have your testosterone blood level checked.

hot flashes quite often lately and also lately waves of unexpected sad emotion. still, when I look in the mirror, I find I'm desperately trying to see the feminization or to see it hasn't happened. today I'm fairly masculine but yesterday I looked so feminine. I wish I could just see it as it is. but I'm seeing an endocrinologist soon and I'm sure estrogen will be prescribed and then things will get ok. I really appreciate both replies here. thanks.

wondering if anyone can tell me how to reply with a short quote from a previous reply, and is there a way to "like" someone's comment???

It will generally take more than a few months to see any physical changes and even then they should be subtle. Expect some weight gain, especially around the belly and eventually in the ass. You’ll loose muscle mass and strength but no longer have to worry about loosing hair. You may or may not start developing boobs. You most likely will loose interest in sex but should be able to get at least a partial erection should you desire. Eventually, without testosterone or estradiol your bones will start to become brittle and this is something you need to watch.

Psychological changes occur more rapidly as your body adjusts to a new hormone level. However, these usually settle after a few months. You should notice you are a lot more calm, less prone to temper outbursts, and more emotional. As stated above everyone is different and has a different experience.

If you don’t wish to take testosterone then you may want to consider low dose estradiol for health, both physical and mental. Some men experience depression after castration and estrogen has proven to minimize that. I went years with no hormones and starting estradiol made a big difference. Yes, you get a tad more feminization but not to where it’s a negative (some more boob growth and sensitivity). Personally, I have enjoyed the changes estradiol has had.

dee2essohkay (imported) wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 8:48 am wondering if anyone can tell me how to reply with a short quote from a previous reply, and is there a way to "like" someone's comment???

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You can reply with "Reply With Quote " (right bottom corner of a post) if you want to refer to a specific section of a post. Liking a post with one mouse click like on Facebook etc. unfortunately does not work as far as I know. The forum software of Eunuch.org is a bit outdated. I don't mean that in a bad way. I really appreciate that we have a unique opportunity here to exchange ideas among like-minded people. And I also know that migrating the forum here to a new software would certainly mean a lot of work. But I'm happy to help if that's ever considered.

dee2essohkay (imported) wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 8:48 am wondering if anyone can tell me how to reply with a short quote from a previous reply, and is there a way to "like" someone's comment???

To amplify a bit on Polycastrat's comment about how to quote - If you hit the reply with quote, it will quote all the new text in the message you are quoting (If the message you are quoting has a quote in it, the quote won't be included). The text will have QUOTE in square brackets along with some code that identifies you at the beginning and /QUOTE in square brackets at the end...

You can trim out any bits that aren't relevant as long as you don't delete the "QUOTE" tags. You can also split up a quoted bit by inserting a pair of tags at the right point. (While it is possible to edit the quoted text, it is SERIOUSLY rude and obnoxious to do so for obvious reasons, so be nice...)

If you want to reply to several messages hit the 'Multi-quote' button on each one you want to quote, and then hit 'Reply with Quote'

It can be easier to do quoting if you hit the 'go advanced' button as that gives you a bigger editing window.

Hope this helps,

WheelyCurious

In my case, hormonal treatment was minimal. Occasionally, on the recommendation of a doctor - testosterone.

Undoubtedly, I have undergone age-related changes in appearance ...

Feminization was practically not observed. However, I was amused by the fact that from the point of view of my peers, I looked about 20 years younger .

I was quite active in physical activities...

Valery_V (imported) wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 12:38 am I was amused by the fact that from the point of view of my peers, I looked about 20 years younger

Valery, reading something like this makes me want to move my surgery date up a few weeks right away ✂╰⋃╯

Castor (imported) wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 7:24 am Valery, reading something like this makes me want to move my surgery date up a few weeks right away ✂╰⋃╯

Sir! My modification occurred at my young age, so my body coped with stress quite easily and then compensatory mechanisms worked flawlessly.

You need to strictly adhere to the recommendations of your doctor.