What do we really mean by "Eunuch"?

[sparkey49 (imported)]

I know I was a eunuch as far as testosterone production and all the effects (blood tests confirmed) and second testicle shrunk to the point could only tell it was there through examination (first testicle removed 4 years ago) but I was not contented till it was removed. I know it was mostly psychological but just not right for myself till removed! Been removed just over a year now and great!

[paring (imported)]

T van Keel and Paring bring up a couple of interesting points.

I used to be very muscular and athletic. I started to use anti androgen to curb my sex drive. I knew very well that would induce chemical castration with all the consequences but this did not afraid me. Castration thoughts had simmered in my mind for decades, I was 42 y.o., I thought it'd be time to do it. I was working in office when I started, so it wasn't so bad. But when I switched job to field work, I soon realized that, I was no longer the man I used to be. The lost of my physical strength has affected me the most. Eventually, I had to quit anti androgen and started to use TRT, one of my sister had noticed the changes in my behavior. Sexual thoughts came back and I have to admit that sometime they are really disrupting.

One more point about adult castration, I believe there is also a big difference between non elective and voluntary castration. I believe the latest is more suitable and cause less mental anxiety.

I agree with Jesus, eunuchs have different personality traits than men and they have this advantage not t be bothered with sexual thoughts so they can concentrate on their work. Here I don't want to be mean, I'm totally against forced castration but I think we'd be best served with eunuchs as high rank public workers and politicians including the premiers and présidents, there would be less corruption and money disappearing. I guess mandatory castration would keep lot of crooked politicians away.

[eafictionwriter (imported)]

I am surgically castrated with testicular prosthesis. I am currently on TRT testosterone injections. Yes or no -- am I a eunuch? Functionally and visually I am the same, but i am sterilized, and basically have a scrotum swollen with silicone implants. I kind of hope I am a eunuch, but understand if I don't really fit the criteria of being considered a "true" eunuch.

[Varys2013 (imported)]

eafictionwriter - the responses to this thread have been enlightening. The term is broad, and it seems there simply is no such thing as "true" eunuch. Or perhaps, a "true" eunuch simply encompasses a whole variety of conditions. If you're comfortable identifying as a eunuch, then, well I think you are. Or not. Whichever you prefer.

This is verging on the whole fluid gender concept. Maybe to be considered a eunuch "something" needs to have been done. Surgical removal, with or without replacement hormones, with or without prostheses, chemical castration eliminating testosterone, natural degradation to a castration level of testosterone, whatever, probably all suffice. There seems to be no singular definition, for better or worse.

[Hamburger (imported)]

A funny sketch in German language:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpU5y8SsK2o

[DerKastrierte (imported)]

For me it means having either the balls destroyed or removed and being out of function. So replacing the balls by T-Shots means also not being an eunuch. No balls=no T= castrated = Eunuch