How long can you go without TRT?

[lister02 (imported)]

Recently I developed under producing testicles and am on TRT. my latest level was 386. My wife 51 has very low libido for a long time. She would like a break from coitis and my cum inside. She wants at least 6 months or longer. She knows that if I quit the shots my libido would fade away and wants me to quit TRT. We talked about castration in the past. Now I would be a eunuch just by going without TRT.

I have long been fascinated about eunuchs and have longed to be one for a while at least. I am also quite curious to see if she will actually want it again someday.

If I quit it will take about 2 weeks after the last shot for the depo-T to disappear and then I expect my level would then drop fast.

My questions are

-how fast would my libido and desire for sex fade away? -And would I quit ejaculating and be able to be close to her and no longer be aroused or think of sex? and how many weeks till then?

- I know my penis, prostrate, etc. would atrophy more and more with time so how long could I stay a eunuch before I would not go back to my previous state even back on TRT?:dong:

[raymar2020 (imported)]

Hi there,

I have bounced off and on Testosterone therapy for years. If I could not afford it , I just did without. In my case my natural level was very low anyway, so I still found it possible to be aroused, just not always was I able to perform. I found that it was more that I really wasn't motivated to seek out sex. If offered i was interested, but was not actively looking.

You really need to take care with not using TRT for any length of time if you plan to resume later. The longer you go without, the more likely that you will not recover the ability to perform. Age is a big factor there, and you are certainly not 16 anymore.

My advice would be to adjust the levels on a monthly basis for a while, until you reach a level that you are not chasing the wife around the room at night, or staring at the pretty clerk in the grocery. With a lower level, you'll still be able to answer the call , if the wife wants, but won't be feeling the need to have sex unless asked.

Good luck with you trials.

Raymar

[bobbie (imported)]

Think you already know how it will be with reduced testosterone levels. You have experienced them already. No surprise there.

There is two parts to a sexual relationship. In your case the wife and you. Each has their own sex drive. It changes with age. Now that her desires are reduced there is no reason for your sexual activity should change. You went on the testosterone so that you would feel better, be stronger, and enjoy sex again. Most men want to have sexual feelings and activity their full life. When the T goes down they will often seek medical help to restore the T levels.

Just because your wife no longer wants to have intercourse with her does it mean that you can not have sexual enjoyment. If the wife does not want it you can go back to what you did as a kid and enjoy yourself alone. I feel that in many cases the wife wants castration so she does not have to have a sexual activity. So turn off the mans drive. That is selfish.

The fact that you are worried about the effects on no testosterone injection. Raises questions about castration for yourself. If you really wanted castration you would have no interests in ejaculating, getting aroused, etc. Any thoughts about castration are coming from the wife. My advice is to stay on the testosterone. Love you wife as she wants. May be just cuddling without any intercourse involved. I am sure there is many things you can do to please and fulfill her needs with out sexual activities.

There is health benefits having testosterone in your body. One reason many doctors prescribe testosterone.

[unencumbered (imported)]

Hi there,

I have bounced off and on Testosterone therapy for years. If I could not afford it , I just did without. In my case my natural level was very low anyway, so I still found it possible to be aroused, just not always was I able to perform. I found that it was more that I really wasn't motivated to seek out sex. If offered i was interested, but was not actively looking.

You really need to take care with not using TRT for any length of time if you plan to resume later. The longer you go without, the more likely that you will not recover the ability to perform. Age is a big factor there, and you are certainly not 16 anymore.

My advice would be to adjust the levels on a monthly basis for a while, until you reach a level that you are not chasing the wife around the room at night, or staring at the pretty clerk in the grocery. With a lower level, you'll still be able to answer the call , if the wife wants, but won't be feeling the need to have sex unless asked.

Good luck with you trials.

Raymar

I see this like Raymer does. Why does it have to be all or nothing? Why not experiment with different lower doses of TRT until the ability to perform when called upon is still there but the frustration of not having sex regularly is gone? My wife doesn't want sex all that often but sometimes she does and I want to be ready and able for her. The alternative of doing nothing is a certain amount of sexual tension, which isn't good in a relationship. I prefer sexual compatibility in a relationship that sometimes lower T can help to accomplish.

[gandalf (imported)]

I have been on TRT since my castration. The Dr. would not perform it unless I agreed to the TRT therapy. When I went on TRT, I was put on Testim, 5 gram tube daily. Well, I was like a 125-16 year old on that level. So the Dr. moved me to a tube every other day. That helped the drive but as you can imagine, things were up and down. My Pharmacist (sp) recommended that I ask the Dr. to put me on 2.5 daily. It took a couple of visits but he finally did.

Of course, I was wasting half a package since I was now on Androgel and you can't reseal the pack. So, I requested the pump. Works great and the two tube pack lasts two months. Although I didn't mention it to the Dr. but the Androgel pump would allow me to reduce the amount to 1.25 if I wanted to. Have not done it yet but thinking about it. At 2.5 daily, I can still get aroused, just not steel firm as in my younger days. And, one thing....being castrated did not stop my ejaculating, whether with wife or by hand. Remember, the prostate is still functioning.

[plix (imported)]

I will attempt to answer your questions, but keep in mind these answers are from my own experiences, which may turn out to be nothing like yours:

I was surgically castrated with no prior experience with low T, and libido faded away progressively over about 3 months, at which point it was mostly non-existent.

I always ejaculated, but over time it faded to an incredibly small amount.

I can't help you as far as having physical contact with someone, but I was able to look at women and not feel aroused. I'd expect a period of several months before this happens for you, but of course your experience could be very different from mine.

I am now back on T and have been for several years. It took all of those years for my libido to come back in full. In my case it could be because I took E for a period of time. Most people report a period of a few months before libido fully returns to normal.

As far as the anatomy department is concerned, you may or may not return to normal. I have seen improvement in penile size. I am now producing normal ejaculate, so I would expect my insides have returned to normal as well. I went about 2 years without T.

I hope your wife is aware of the other effects of being without T. It is much more than just a reduction in libido. I don't anticipate becoming romantically involved with anyone, so I stay on T now primarily to avoid those other effects, particularly weight gain. I do enjoy being able to eat whatever I like without having to worry about the consequences.