Yet another survey?

[WheelyFixed]

Some men, probably a small proportion but including myself, did not choke a medical route to getting castrated. For those men who chose a non medical route I’d ask why they chose that approach, what the experience of their castrater was, whether they had complications and if they sought medical help and if not why not. Happy to take part in any survey that ultimately helps everyone.

I've noted many times I was castrated by a so-called "cutter" back in 2005 when no other options were really available beyond shady doctors who were not much better, and sometimes worse, than the non-licensed people. Thankfully, folks like us no longer need to do that thanks to more widespread availability of legitimate help.

My experience? I had no complications from my non-licensed castration, still it was a risky endeavor to go that route. The guy knew what he was doing. Medical professionals were quite well known not to help guys like us in those days. As such, while I poked around at the edges, I did not seek direct medical help for anything related to this until AFTER I became a eunuch. The docs I'd do that poking of the edges with would balk at the thought, so I understood the signal quite clearly.

Once castrated, I sought out medical attention for my newfound hypogonadal situation (no testosterone). They asked how my balls were removed and I lied. They left it alone. I suspect they though I did it myself with no help. Once we got past that, I've not had another doctor since deny me care for my testosterone treatment without referring me to a doctor more familiar with such care.

Oddly, when I later had my penis and scrotum removed, I ended up with complications from the legitimately performed surgery. Go figure...

As I've said before, I greatly value your willingness to share your experiences of "Ye Badde Olde Dayes" as it gives a lot of perspective on why we try to discourage people from using cutters or other DIY methods since they are thankfully no longer needed...

However it does somewhat leave the question open about those that may not have explicitly set out to get castrated from the beginning, but instead took a more convoluted path such as CBT or BDSM kinky type action that may have done cumulative damage or gone farther than intended and so forth.

I know in other threads you've said that your experience has been that guys that intentionally got fixed as part of a kink fantasy tended to be unhappy with the results, but what about the "Oops" cases? It seems like the SOCv8 isn't really going to help either of these situations much, other than possibly in dealing with the results

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[Jon246]

I agree and i am very supportive of the advice to use a properly registered and legitimate route.

However, there will still be men who come to this from a bdsm direction that as you say either end up accidentally getting castrated or who arrive organically at the decision that it’s right for them after a long time in the bdsm world. Whilst not advocating that route it is nonetheless a reality for probably a small number of castrated men, myself included. I’d simply suggest that including them in the survey would be useful if only to, as you say, deal with any consequences intended or not.

[Nulloguy]

As I've said before, I greatly value your willingness to share your experiences of "Ye Badde Olde Dayes" as it gives a lot of perspective on why we try to discourage people from using cutters or other DIY methods since they are thankfully no longer needed...

However it does somewhat leave the question open about those that may not have explicitly set out to get castrated from the beginning, but instead took a more convoluted path such as CBT or BDSM kinky type action that may have done cumulative damage or gone farther than intended and so forth.

I know in other threads you've said that your experience has been that guys that intentionally got fixed as part of a kink fantasy tended to be unhappy with the results, but what about the "Oops" cases? It seems like the SOCv8 isn't really going to help either of these situations much, other than possibly in dealing with the results

WheelyFixed

I'm not sure I've run across any *oopsie* cases of castration. I'd say there not likely many guys out there who have accidentally become a eunuch. That doesn't mean there are not any. The cases I think you may be referring to are those who did and have some sort of regret. It's one of the reason I'm a staunch supporter of the SOC8 process, as much as many grumble about it.

I'd say in a CBT situation, unless purposely done, you're not likely to rupture both testicles, for example. Honestly, I think a lot of the tales back in the olden days of Masters castrating their slaves involuntarily are BS. I know many men were castrated voluntarily. I think those tales were a way for those guys to seek treatment that may otherwise be denied them, and to avoid the loony bin.

[WheelyFixed]

I'm not sure I've run across any *oopsie* cases of castration. I'd say there not likely many guys out there who have accidentally become a eunuch. That doesn't mean there are not any. The cases I think you may be referring to are those who did and have some sort of regret. It's one of the reason I'm a staunch supporter of the SOC8 process, as much as many grumble about it.

I'd say in a CBT situation, unless purposely done, you're not likely to rupture both testicles, for example. Honestly, I think a lot of the tales back in the olden days of Masters castrating their slaves involuntarily are BS. I know many men were castrated voluntarily. I think those tales were a way for those guys to seek treatment that may otherwise be denied them, and to avoid the loony bin.

Admittedly I've never played in that space so mostly going by the stories, which as you say may be BS... I know we have had some non-kink accidental castrations from things like motor vehicle crashes and other trauma reported on EAv2, and the same question applies in that they didn't do SOCv8, and didn't set out to have their bits removed...

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[dandelion]

Let's not forget cancer. Not quite an oopsie, but involuntary nonetheless