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Singing voice

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:42 pm
by nextweek (imported)
I'm a singer. I've been considering getting my balls chopped off for a good while now. Might this have any effect on my voice, lungs, diaphragm, or sinuses? I'd hate to have to learn to sing all over again.

Re: Singing voice

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:10 am
by Hash (imported)
You should be positively sure that you want to be castrated, otherwise you may be sorry for the rest of your life. It is a life changing experience, think about it carefully before you go through with it. If you are sure, here are my thoughts:

If you have gone through puberty, your voice will not change after you are castrated. Some eunuchs state that there is a very slight change with some voice cracking, but overall, the voice will not change. Even in transgendered persons, to get the voice to change requires surgery to shorten/lengthen the vocal cords. It also may depend if you are going to use testosterone after you are castrated. If you have a high tenor voice, your voice may get a little lower if you use high levels of testosterone. But I've never heard of a bass going up to a tenor after castration. As far as your diaphragm, sinuses, etc., you might lose some lung capacity unless you use HRT. Testosterone provides strength, and that includes lung strength. Hash