For all you hardcores who insisist on castrating yourself. Here is a new product that is currently in use in Iraq; that helps control bleeding. I am not a doctor, nor am I encouraging anyone to use this product. Check out link

http://www.z-medica.com/

I'm sure it will help those who persist on trying to castrate themselves. It would have saved me from some embarrassment years ago. I'm also sure that with the advances that occur daily in medicine, some day home castrations will be easy, painfree, & completely bloodless. But for now, this product should at least stop self castrators from bleeding to death.

Maybe one day in the future you can purchase a home castration kit at Walgreens

its a great product, i have 2 in my sailboat's med kit. Had to use one last summer when my arm had a run in with a circ saw....