From one seriously considering castration:

I have done my procreation, so not worried about loss of fertility.

Researching physical and mental effects of castration... in the meantime, for those who have been a eunuch for some time (say >= 1 year): are you glad? Do you like being a eunuch? Do you regret it? If so, why?

Thanks.

I am an Eunuch going on 5 years between chemical and real castration. Living as a chemical eunuch for some years gave me a real life experience of just how it will be physically and mentally being an eunuch. I knew my testosterone levels before I started and the levels during and the levels just before my castration. I knew I was living at castration levels for a long time. I already went through most of the difficult transition from being an normal male levels to eunuch levels. Had the hot flashes, mood swings, changes in energy, muscle mass and strength loss. The emotional changes were the most unpredictable one for me. My personality changed in many ways. I became a very different person. People did question me as to what happened. Asked what happened to me. I was asking the same things of myself. I am still changing all this time later. I do have a thread in the message board about some of my experiences. There were no real changes from the chemical castration to the real castration for me.

I thought about castration from my very early teen years. It has been a desire and dream. I have studied, talked to very many people to help me make my choice. The people that have first hand information about castration is among the best to talk to. Not the ones who think it is something that only has a few effects. Sorry to say but a good number of people only talk about some of the effects of castration. They are more into the fantasy part of it. Many cannot separate the dream part from the real life part.

If someone really wants to be castrated then, they should take the time to take a real life test drive to see if they can really handle the effects. If you are not prepared to spend the time to try it out then there is a very good chance you have more of a fantasy desire of castration and not a real one. It is smarter to find out in the test time then to be castrated and be sorry the rest of your life. There is no do over in castration.

Here is one real serious side effect that an eunuch has to worry about. Osteoporosis, the weakling of the bones. I was taking more then enough calcium supplants from the first day I started my chemical castration. My blood test had normal levels of calcium all along. In two years I developed osteoporosis. I will have to be taking a drug the rest of my life to help to reverse the damage I already have. I am not the only one. I have meet other eunuch’s that have the same problems. One is in his early 30’s. Not treating this can lead to hip replacement and frequent bone fractures as you age.

I'm just at my one year mark today, and I only regret I didn't get that whole castration business out of the way much sooner.

I've been a eunuch for over 9 years now, and I have to say I still have mixed feelings on the matter. While I love the look and feel, and do my best not to regret things, the side effects for me have been a lot more pronounced than I was expecting. This would include being diagnosed with osteoporosis before I was 30, and increased levels of depression which have never subsided.

Everyone's going to be different in this aspect, which is definitely a good thing. Unfortunately it does tend to make things slightly difficult when it comes to predicting how any one person is going to react post-castration.

I am st the 2.5 year mark. I don't regret having it done. Of course, mine was a medical reason (as well as a supressed desire fro teen years). BTW it was NOT cancer, just unremitting pain. My Urologist would not have removed them unless my insurance would cover hrt. It does and he did. I am on low dose Testosterone.It is Testim which comes in a 5 gram tube having 50 mg of T in it. The body absorbs 10 percent of that. I di this every other day and so far have no bone problems.But my dr. keeps an eye on it anyway. Been thinking of going to every three days . Have done it and have no problems with it. I have developed a problem that I don't think is related to my surgeries. A numbness in my upper left thigh...meralgia paresthetica. Unfortunately, I have a rare case of it since the numbness extends down to my foot also. Will ask the uro if the healing of the cut cords could have been an underlying cause since he did my removal through the inguinal canal.

Yes I love being a eunuch and I like being alive. Between my dislike for being male and my sexual addiction my behaviors were becoming very dangerous for me. Without castration I would be dead today. In those days I was self loathing and constantly looking for the next sexual thrill. As the addiction progressed the greater the risk needed for a thrill. Cruising the streets late at night and offering any young man I found attractive a ride. Having sex at various jobs and other signs I was out of control. My addiction caused me to meet someone who would be physically harmful and soul destroying for a number of years.

Since becoming a eunuch I like myself and stand up for myself. I enjoy my new emotional range which took some adjustment time. I am more even tempered and happier. Nineteen would have been a good age for me to become a eunuch.

I'm also a Eunuch due to chronic pain (Orchialgia) and I have to echo Tanglog that my one regret is not having had it done much earlier. Part of the reason was just a fear of doctors to address the issue. Embaressment to admit it "Your WHAT hurts??" and lack of knowledge of the whole thing. Finding this forum and speaking to some of the men here who have (or had) Chronic Testicular pain helped me understand I wasn't alone.

I should note that I am on Hormone Replacement and try to keep my Hormones at typical adult male levels. For me this has been a big plus. My pre HRT life was not at castrate levels but it was low enough (Clinically low enough to qualify as Hypogonadism) to make me feel perfectly miserable. If HRT was not available and I had to live again at low (lower) levels I would not be a happy eunuch.

I find myself now full of energy, and a positive view of things. I am in a pretty average family (married with kids) and having a healthy drive is a big plus. And I enjoy that part of life.

I guess my only thought is to be careful before using someone else's happiness to justify your own surgery. Because I suppose everyone's experience will vary. But I would certainly love to tell you my feelings!

Having reached a point in your life where they are not needed for procreation, I guess many of the bigger issues are sidestepped.

I was castrated about 5 years ago at the age of 22. And - to begin with - had some really huge issues to deal with. Sometimes even wondering if I'd done the right thing. But I have a problem of thinking too much on issues that thought cannot change.

It took me a little while to work through those feelings and eventually came to terms with my privaledged condition. Now it feels great to be able to say I love being a eunuch! It's special. Rare, as diamonds are rare. My only regret now, is that it wasn't done before I reached puberty that permanently altered my body. But I wonder if this would have made childhood even more confusing.

Yesterday I was ID'd (carded?) for cigarettes at a convenience store. I only had to prove I was over 18. And - at 26 - the shopkeep almost didn't believe it was my passport, and that I was the age I claimed. I'm blessed to always look a little younger, without testosterone ravaging my skin and body. I have almost no chest hair, and much less arm and leg hair. I love knowing that testosterone won't ruin my body. So yeah, I guess I love my body a great deal. And wouldn't swap it for the world. Except perhaps the need to lose some weight! lol

Very occasionally I have the "what if..." thoughts. Not really regrets as such, but find myself reflecting on events in my life and wondering what possible purpose or reason could there be in things. I couldn't help wanting to be castrated, and as I've said before would do it again. So I guess it would be illogical to regret it.

Simply put, I like it. I wish I had done it sooner, but I also know that it's easier to remove them later than it is to glue them back on if you regret it sooner.

If you're young, give it a while. If you've wanted it for say, 10+ years, understand the ramifications of doing so, then I say go for it.

I enjoy being able to control my testosterone levels, which only a eunuch can do. I'm a "low doser." As IEunuch explained, there are serious side effects such as depression, so I offset those side effects with a low dose regimen of testosterone. I try to maintain a testosterone level of about 100/150. This makes me feel good & comfortable with little to no depression. I also like being in control of my sexuality. The feeling of being out of control almost got me killed too, so being a eunuch has kept me alive. I have recently realized that I was using more "t" then I had been, lost track, and I believe that led me to get a tattoo or two. Not a bad think and I like them, but it's amazing what a little extra testosterone does to motivate me into acting out more sexually & strangely. Hash

P.S. I use a compounded testosterone creme that my pharmacist mixes up for me. You need a prescription for it from your urologist or endocrinologist.