Below is a listing of all of the papers that have been published to date based on research here on the Eunuch Archive. I will update this list as more papers are published. Survey Number 4 should provide data for more papers in academic journals to better inform professionals that eunuchs are real and that they need proper treatment:

http://forums.eunuch.org/showthread.php ... y-Number-4

If you haven’t completed Survey Number 4 yet, please consider doing so. It is designed to fill in some of the gaps in previous research.

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Wassersug RJ, Zelenietz SA, Squire F. (2004). New age eunuchs: Motivation and rationale for voluntary castration. Archives of Sexual Behavior; 33:433-442. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ASEB.0000037424.94190.df

Aucoin, MW & Wassersug RJ. (2006). The sexuality and sexual performance of androgen-deprived (castrated) men throughout history: Implications for modern day cancer patients. Social Science & Medicine; 63:3162-3173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.007 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.007)

Johnson TW, Brett MA, Roberts LF, Wassersug, RJ. (2007). Eunuchs in contemporary society: Characterizing men who are voluntarily castrated. Journal of Sexual Medicine; 4:930–945. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00521.x (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00521.x)

Brett, MA, Roberts LF, Johnson TW, Wassersug, RJ. (2007). Eunuchs in contemporary society: Expectations, consequences and adjustments to castration. Journal of Sexual Medicine; 4:946–955. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00522.x (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00522.x)

Wassersug RJ, Johnson TW. (2007). Modern-day eunuchs: Motivations for and consequences of contemporary castration. Perspectives in Biology & Medicine; 50:544–56.https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2007.0058 (https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2007.0058)

Roberts LF, Brett MA, Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2008). A passion for castration: Characterizing men who are fascinated with castration, but have not been castrated. Journal of Sexual Medicine; 5:1169–1680. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00636.x

Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ, Roberts LF, Sutherland MB, First MB. (2010). Desire for castration is not a Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID): A response. Journal of Sexual Medicine; 7:852-855. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01603.x (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01603.x)

Wassersug RJ, Lieberman T. (2010). Contemporary castration: why the modern day eunuch remains invisible. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20719851) BMJ; 341:c4509.

Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2010). Gender identity disorder outside the binary: When gender identity disorder-not otherwise specified is not good enough. Archives of Sexual Behavior; 39:597-598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9608-1

Wassersug, R. (2010). On the invisibility of the emasculated. Anthropology Today; 26:1-3.

Vale K, Johnson TW, Jansen MS, Lawson BK, Lieberman T, Willett KH, Wassersug RJ. (2010). The development of standards of care for individuals with a male-to-eunuch gender identity disorder. International Journal of Transgenderism; 12:40-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532731003749095

Wibowo E, Wassersug R, Warkentin K, Walker L, Robinson J, Brotto L, Johnson TW. (2012). Impact of androgen deprivation therapy on sexual function: A response. Asian Journal of Andrology; 14:793-794. https://doi.org/10.1038/aja.2012.60

Wassersug RJ (http://scholar.google.ca/citations?user ... =en&oi=sra), McKenna E, Lieberman T. (2012). Eunuch as a gender identity after castration (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1 ... 012.681178). Journal of Gender Studies; 21:253-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2012.681178

Johnson, TW. (2013). Castrati Singers – All for fame: A commentary. Journal of Sexual Medicine; 10:618-619. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02940.x (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02940.x)

Treleaven MMM, Jackowich RA, Roberts L, Wassersug RJ, Johnson TW. (2013). Castration and personality: Correlation of androgen deprivation and estrogen supplementation with the big five Factor personality traits of adult males. Journal of Research in Personality; 47:376-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.03.005

Vale K, Siemens I, Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2013). Religiosity, childhood abuse, and other risk factors correlated with voluntary genital ablation. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science; 45:230-237.http://doi.org/10.1037/a0031122

Johnson TW, Irwig MJ. (2014). What's missing? The hidden world of castration and testicular self-injury among eunuchs. Nature Reviews Urology; 11:297-300. http://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.84

Jackowich RA, Vale R, Vale K, Wassersug RJ, Johnson TW. (2014). Voluntary genital ablations: Contrasting the cutters and their clients. Sexual Medicine; 2:121-132. http://doi.org/10.1002/sm2.33

Wassersug RJ, Johnson TW. (2015). Castration. The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality, ed. by P.Whelehan & A.Bolin. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Johnson, TW, Wassersug RJ. (2015). Eunuchs. The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality, ed. by P.Whelehan & A.Bolin. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Handy AB, Wassersug RJ, Ketter JTJ, Johnson TW. (2015). The sexual side of castration narratives: Fiction written by and for eunuchs and eunuch "wannabes". The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; 24:151-159.https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.242-A4 (https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.242-A4)

Handy AB, Johnson TW. (2015). Eunuchs online. TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly; 2(4):710-716. https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-3151655

Wibowo E, Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2016). Infertility, impotence, and emasculation – Psychosocial contexts for abandoning reproduction. Asian Journal of Andrology; 18:403-408. http://doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.173937

Handy AB, Jackowich BA, Wibowo E, Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2016). Gender preference in the sexual attractions, fantasies, and relationships of voluntarily castrated men. Sexual Medicine; 4:e51-e59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2015.11.001

Johnson TW, Wassersug RJ. (2016). Recognition of gender variants outside the binary in WPATH Standards of Care, Version 7.0. International Journal of Transgenderism; 17:1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2015.1114442

Piccolo, EL, Johnson TW & Wassersug RJ. (2019). Sadomasochistic erotica and the sexual response cycle: Insights from the Eunuch Archive. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; 28:203-214. https://doi:10.3138/cjhs.2019-0016

Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (2019). Characteristics of males who obtained a voluntary penectomy. Archives of Sexual Behavior; 49:793-803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01607-8

Wong STS, Wassersug RJ, Johnson TW & Wibowo E. (2021). Differences in the psychological, sexual, and childhood experiences among men with extreme interests in voluntarily castration. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:1167-1182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01808-6

Johnson TW & Wassersug RJ. (2021). “My son was castrated as a result of a medical error. Is it OK to raise him as a eunuch?” Annals of Medicine and Surgery; 68:102586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102586 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... via%3Dihub)

Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (2021). Sexual function after voluntary castration. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:3889-3899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02094-6

Piccolo, EL, Johnson TW & Wassersug RJ. (2022). Castration for pleasure: Exploring extreme castration ideations in fiction. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51:2337-2351.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02295-7

Johnson TW, Rachlin K & Irwig M. Eunuchs. Chapter 9 in the Coleman E, et al. (2022). Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23:sup1, S1-S259, https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644, pp. S88-S92.

Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (2022). Paraphilic sexual attraction to males without genitals is associated with traumatic childhood experience, body image, and thoughts/behaviours related to genital ablation. Archives of Sexual Behavior. In press.

Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ, & Johnson TW. (2022). Choosing castration: The perceived pros and cons of genital injuries and ablation by men who voluntarily sought castration. Archives of Sexual Behavior. In press.

Submitted or in final manuscript:

Wibowo E, Bertin E, Johnson TW, Kavanagh A, & Wassersug, RJ. (Submitted for review). On the Diagnosis and Medical Care of Individuals who Seek Ablation of their Male Genitalia without a Desire for Feminization. Current Sexual Health Reports.

Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (Submitted for review). Paraphilic sexual attraction to males without genitals is associated with traumatic childhood experience, body image, and thoughts/behaviours related to genital ablation. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Piccolo EL, Johnson TW & Wassersug RJ. (In final ms.). Castration Fantasies: Psychosexual Insights from Stories Written By and For Men with Extreme Castration Ideations.

Published today:

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (2022). Paraphilic sexual attraction to males without genitals is associated with traumatic childhood experience, body image, and thoughts/behaviours related to genital ablation. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.10 ... 22-02427-z (https://link.springer.com/article/10.10 ... 22-02427-z)

Abstract

In rare cases, some male individuals are sexually attracted to men who have their genitals removed. We investigate here if paraphilic attraction to men without genitals was associated with

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am childhood experience, body image, and thoughts/behavio

rs related to body modification. An online survey, consisting of both validated questionnaires and questions developed by our team, was launched on the Eunuch Archive and MTurk websites. Out of 875 participants, 48.5 and 32.2% reported being attracted to males without testicles or without a penis, respectively; 49.7 and 31.0% felt they would themselves be attractive without testicles and without a penis, respectively. In terms of body modification, many reported having tattoos (19.0%) and piercings (26.1%). About half (48.3%) had played as children with male action figures without genitals, i.e., GI Joe, and Ken dolls. Additionally, some participants reported having: (1) witnessed animal castration (23.7%); (2) having been threatened with castration during their childhood (11.9%); (3) receiving genital injuries inflicted by others (11.0%); (4) pretending to be castrated (60.2%); (5) thinking of self-castration (54.2%); or (6) injuring their own penis (23.4%). Having received genital injuries inflicted by others was associated with attraction to males without testicles (OR = 1.997, p < .05), but not for attrac- tion to males without a penis. Paraphilic

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am attraction to males without genitals

(i.e., castrated or penectomized) was associated with feeling attractive without genitals, having pretended to be castrated, considering self-castration, and having injured one’s own penis. In conclusion, paraphilic

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am attraction to males without genitals

may be associated with traumatic early life events, body image, and desire for one’s own genital ablation.

NOTE:

“Paraphilia,” as a term in psychology, means any sexual interest other than heterosexual missionary position. It’s not a negative term.

This article never mentions sex itself... I have been with a number of eunuchs sexually and they are more intense while playing the passive role and seem more focused on pleasuring their partner than intact men. So I consider eunuchs a treasure for that reason.. and never had any childhood trauma to motivate me

One more. Published today:

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am Wibowo E, Wong STS, Wassersug RJ & Johnson TW. (2022).

Choosing Castration: A Thematic Analysis of the Perceived Pros and Cons of Genital Injuries and Ablation by Men Who Voluntarily Sought C

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am astration. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-0

22-02434-0

Abstract

Some men elect castration voluntarily without any clear medical reason. Here we aim to document their perception of genital ablation and injuries to better understand their motivations for castration. Participants completed an online survey with open-ended questions related to their perspectives on castration, genital ablation, and genital injuries. Thematic analyses were performed on the responses to these questions. Responses were obtained from 208 male castrated individuals (51.9 ± 16.0 years old). Among these, 154 were physically castrated, 36 chemically castrated, and 18 nullified (had testicles and penis removed). The majority learned about castration from media (55.8%) or animal castration (23.4%). The circumstances when they first wanted to be castrated varied greatly. Most (46.3%) wished to achieve an idealized self-motivated by gender dysphoria, body integrity dysphoria, or wanting to be conspicuously non-sexual. The top themes we identified related to the respondents’ perceptions of the pros of genital ablation were physical appearance, psychological benefit (i.e., a “eunuch calm”), and being non-sexual. Conversely, themes related to the cons they saw in having no genitals ranged from no disadvantages to loss of sexual/reproductive capability. Some perceived performing genital injury as a step toward ultimate castration or nullification. The respondents similarly varied in whether they saw any loss in having non-functional testicles. Perceptions in this regard appeared to differ depending on whether the respondents were taking supplemental androgens post-castration. Motivations for castration vary greatly between individuals. Clinicians need to understand men’s diverse perceptions on castration in order to provide appropriate care for individuals with strong castration desire.

Since turning 80, I seem to have slowed down quite a bit and become neglectful of maintaining this listing. Below are a few recent additions. There are two more articles currently submitted to academic journals and one more well along in the writing process.

Johnson TW, Rachlin K, Irwig M & Cargill C. (2022). Eunuchs. Chapter 11 in the Standards of Care of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, 8th ed. Available as a FREE download at https://wpath.org/

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am Wibowo E, Bertin E, Johnson TW, Kavanagh A, & Wassersug, RJ. (2023). On the Diagnosis and Medical Care of Individuals who Seek Ablation of their Male Genitalia without a Desire for Feminization. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52:859-864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-0

23-02586-7 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02586-7)

Agapoff JA, Wassersug, RJ, Johnson TW, & Wibowo E. (2023). Exposures to information about castration and emotional trauma before puberty are associated with men’s risk of seeking genital ablation as adults. Sexual Medicine 11:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/sexmed/qfad011

Thanks for the list updates...

Is there a secret (besides sending you a PM request) for accessing some of these articles for those of us that don't have the institutional or other connections to get into these journals?

I tried looking at

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:41 am Wibowo E, Bertin E, Johnson TW, Kavanagh A, & Wassersug, RJ. (2023). On the Diagnosis and Medical Care of Individuals who Seek Ablation of their Male Genitalia without a Desire for Feminizati

JesusA (imported) wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:24 am on. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52:859-864.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-0

23-02586-7

in a couple of browsers, using the usual settings, and all I could get was a minimal summary and a blurb on how to cite it...

I was able to access the other two w/o problems...

WheelyFixed

As with most of these, send me a Private Message with an email address that will accept a PDF attachment. (There are a couple that I lost in the great fire and haven't replaced....)