Connection between childhood undescended testicles (cryptorchidism) and the desire for castration?

[Marcus75]

Hello everyone,

I am currently reflecting on my own personal development and history, and I am wondering if there might be any parallels or shared experiences within this community.

My question is for anyone with castration fantasies, the desire to become a eunuch, or those who are already living as eunuchs:

Were any of you treated medically (e.g., via hormone therapy) for undescended testicles during early childhood?

I am curious to see if this is a common thread among us, or if you feel that this early medical intervention has had any psychological or physical impact on your later desires and identity.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and sharing insights!

Best regards,

Marcus

[WheelyFixed]

Hello everyone,

I am currently reflecting on my own personal development and history, and I am wondering if there might be any parallels or shared experiences within this community.

My question is for anyone with castration fantasies, the desire to become a eunuch, or those who are already living as eunuchs:

Were any of you treated medically (e.g., via hormone therapy) for undescended testicles during early childhood?

I am curious to see if this is a common thread among us, or if you feel that this early medical intervention has had any psychological or physical impact on your later desires and identity.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and sharing insights!

Best regards,

Marcus

It will be interesting to see if others say they had relevant experiences, but I don't recall ever seeing anything about a linkage between cryptorchrdism and any sort of desire for castration, or other 'non-standard' male pattern (i.e. gay, trans, non-binary, etc...) IOW, those occur at about the same rates between different groups as the general frequency overall...

I have heard that there seems to be some increased risk for testicular and prostate cancers, but more on the order of 'be extra watchful' than "you are going to get it"

WheelyFixed

[Marcus75]

Hello everyone,

I can highly relate to many findings in the studies by Professor Wassersug and others. However, there is one crucial element where I’ve never found a satisfying answer in existing literature: the actual trigger.

My journey began in childhood with penectomy fantasies, which later manifested into a desire for castration. I have never found a conclusive explanation for this—neither in my social environment nor in my personal upbringing.

For the past few years, I have been considering a hypothesis that might explain my own development: Could the treatment I received for an undescended testicle (cryptorchidism) in early childhood be responsible?

At the time, I underwent hormone therapy. This treatment is administered during a critical developmental stage when the brain is not yet fully formed, yet it is suddenly flooded with massive doses of hormones. My theory is that this might disrupt the early development of the testicular-brain axis.

Since an 8-year-old boy isn't highly aware of his testicles and typically lacks deeper knowledge of reproductive anatomy, my subconscious rejection initially targeted the visible organ—the penis. Later, with the onset of adolescence, the brain (due to this early childhood alteration) began to identify the testicles as the actual "disruptive factor."

To be clear: I am neither a doctor nor a scientist. This is strictly a personal hypothesis. However, it could potentially explain why a certain subgroup in Prof. Wassersug’s studies has absolutely no explanation or identifiable root cause for their dysphoria or desires.

I am very curious to know: Are there others here who also underwent hormone therapy for undescended testicles during early childhood?

I would highly appreciate your thoughts and experiences.

[Marcus75]

correct phrasing

Hello everyone,

I can highly relate to many findings in the studies by Professor Wassersug and others. However, there is one crucial element where I’ve never found a satisfying answer in existing literature: the actual trigger.

My journey began in childhood with penectomy fantasies, which later manifested into a desire for castration. Personally, I have never been able to find a conclusive explanation for these fantasies—neither in my social environment nor in my personal upbringing.

For the past few years, I have been considering a hypothesis that might explain my own development: Could the treatment I received for an undescended testicle (cryptorchidism) in early childhood be responsible?

When I was about 2 to 3 years old, I underwent hormone therapy. This treatment is administered during a stage when the brain is not yet fully developed, yet it is suddenly flooded with massive doses of hormones. My theory is that this caused a disruption regarding the testicular-brain development.

Since an 8-year-old boy isn't highly aware of his testicles and lacks knowledge about the functions of reproductive organs, my rejection initially targeted the visible organ—the penis. However, the early childhood hormone therapy had such an impact on brain development that, due to the hormone injections, the brain already identified the testicles as a disruptive factor by the age of about 8, rather than later during adolescence.

To be clear: I am neither a doctor nor a scientist. This is strictly a personal hypothesis. However, it could potentially explain why a certain group in a study by Prof. Wassersug has absolutely no explanation for where this distress or disorder comes from.

I am very curious to know: Are there others here who were also treated with hormones for undescended testicles during early childhood?

I would highly appreciate your thoughts and experiences.