Hi !

I would like first to wish you a happy new year (I would like to be able to wish it with better words but I still have to improve my english language : be patient !).

I read in Wikipedia that eunuchs had urogenital problems after ablation of their sexual organs. I thus wondered if these problems concerned all castrated men (with penectomy or not) or only eunuchs having undergone a swift emasculation with a knife (as Hijras in India). I also wondered if men having undergone urethra rerouting after emasculation (as Tom who had left us some pics and drawings full of details on his web site a few years ago : thank you Tom!) are also concerned with these problems. Finally I would like to know what kind of urogenital problems arose.

I would like much to have some opinions and testimonys on this subject.

Sincerely yours.

this is normally hit by improper technique that injures the urethra and peripheral nerves. Because of an rather new method of removal of my spermatic ducts all the way to my prostate, my urologist had hit a few nerves she shouldn't, this caused "bladder lock ups" which made me have to use a catheter to pee for about 3 weeks post surgery. With penectomy patients the urethra Can have a hard time healing in its new location or while still open in in its old, a catheter is often used as a splint for it to grow around.

Philos-

Your english appears to be excellent. I can only see one misspelling: Testimonys. In American English (unsure of standard Engilsh rules), most words that end in "y" are pluralized by changing the "y" to "ies". So the word would normally be spelled testimonies. I am sure there are some exceptions to this rule since English is rife with exceptions that often do not make sense.

Some examples of pluralizing "y" words:

Baby::Babies

Money::Monies

Canary::Canaries

Terrific word selection and punctuation! Nice Work!

Are you Greek?

The (teaching) Lurker

Philos

I had my testes and scrotum removed in 2001 and I've not experienced any urogenital problems so far. This may be because my penis is still intact, for the moment.

The Lurker

When I worked in an English bank we had to write moneys as the plural of money. It may be one of those archaic old rules that one encounters in English from time to time.

There you go... exceptions to the rules abound in English! Silly bastards...

DonFL (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:09 am this is normally hit by improper technique that injures the urethra and peripheral nerves. Because of an rather new method of removal of my spermatic ducts all the way to my prostate, my urologist had hit a few nerves she shouldn't, this caused "bladder lock ups" which made me have to use a catheter to pee for about 3 weeks post surgery. With penectomy patients the urethra Can have a hard time healing in its new location or while still open in in its old, a catheter is often used as a splint for it to grow around.

Thank you for your reply, DonFL.

It seems patent that nerves don't have to be hit by the urologist to prevent micturition problems.

P.S. I'm sorry but I'm not sure having understood your last sentence.

The Lurker (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:20 pm Philos-

Your english appears to be excellent. I can only see one misspelling: Testimonys. In American English (unsure of standard Engilsh rules), most words that end in "y" are pluralized by changing the "y" to "ies". So the word would normally be spelled testimonies. I am sure there are some exceptions to this rule since English is rife with exceptions that often do not make sense.

Some examples of pluralizing "y" words:

Baby::Babies

Money::Monies

Canary::Canaries

Terrific word selection and punctuation! Nice Work!

Are you Greek?

The (teaching) Lurker

The Lurker

I see you are a bloody joker ! Mais tu as raison : j'ai fait une petite erreur et je concentrerai tous mes efforts pour que cela ne se reproduise plus ! Et concernant mes questions, as-tu quelques informations utiles pour faire avancer les connaissances ?

Philos (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:42 am Thank you for your reply, DonFL.

It seems patent that nerves don't have to be hit by the urologist to prevent micturition problems.

P.S. I'm sorry but I'm not sure having understood your last sentence.

I mean by your last sentence : "If you find my posts helpfull ...".

Philos (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:42 am Thank you for your reply, DonFL.

It seems patent that nerves don't have to be hit by the urologist to prevent micturition problems.

P.S. I'm sorry but I'm not sure having understood your last sentence.

re:

DonFL (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:09 am With penectomy patients the urethra Can have a hard time healing in its new location or while still open in in its old, a catheter is often used as a splint for it to grow around.

This means when the urethra is re-routed or changed in any way, its new opening often has trouble being established. A

DonFL (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:09 am catheter is often used as a splint for

the new urethral channel to grow around and to make sure any scar tissue is no smaller than the cathaders width. when the penis is removed, the urethra needs a new location to exit, and establishing a permanent opening without it trying to heal shut is a #1 complication in such a mass change of the body. Even when the penis is "stumped", ie, cut off at the surface of the groin, this can be a problem.