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I would like to know how others feel about castration do you feel it is a fetish or a necessity.For me it was a necessity for the chemical castration that i have chosen.Plain and simple i needed to change my life.

But i also know thair are many here who vuew this as a fetish from the other posts that i have read here recently.And thay have strong fellings about this subject .

So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am I would like to know how others feel about castration do you feel it is a fetish or a necessity.For me it was a necessity for the chemical castration that i have chosen.Plain and simple i needed to change my life.

But i also know thair are many here who vuew this as a fetish from the other posts that i have read here recently.And thay have strong fellings about this subject .

So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

For myself castration was a serious necessity.

After I obtained castration, I found that many other things were also a necessity for me. I've made even more drastic changes in my life during the past 12 months alone.

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sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am uestion is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

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No question about it, it a was necessity no doubt about it.

River

sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

Certainly not a fetish, as I understand the term. I didn't even bother to ask Dr. Spector to preserve my testicles as a souvineer.

Necessity? Ummmm....hard to say. I suppose I could have continued to struggle with my libido problems. But castration was certainly the "easier, softer way".

Well my view on castration is a little mixed, I do have some fetishes about it, but it has been something I knew I had to do eventually when I was 13.

I have been on Androcur for over 3 months now and wished I had started it sooner. Now to just get them removed.

sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am I would like to know how others feel about castration do you feel it is a fetish or a necessity.For me it was a necessity for the chemical castration that i have chosen.Plain and simple i needed to change my life.

But i also know thair are many here who vuew this as a fetish from the other posts that i have read here recently.And thay have strong fellings about this subject .

So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

I'd have to say mine is somewhere in the middle, but leans toward necessity. I feel overburdened by my sex drive (Luvpain can vouch for that) but I also feel at least somewhat excited, not by the act of castration, but of having an empty scrotum. Normally that excitement stems from feeling that my testicles are ever so evil and

"keeping me down".

I'm starting androcur very soon, my order is in the mail from inhouse as I type this. (I'm excited about getting it!) This will be my test run for the next year or so before I get even more serious about more permanent solution through surgery. If It was more fantasy, do you think I'd spend so much money on prepping for the surgery and making sure it's right for me? ~

Anyone who wants to be castrated, but then take HRT after the fact needs to reconsider why they are doing this... I definately want to make sure I can handle being testertrone free before going through with it.

For many of us, it was a necessity. I am a woman, so the testes were simply very wrong.

Don't forget that besides doing bad things to your mind, testosterone also harms your body--it causes body hair, loss of scalp hair, and general ugliness--very unbecoming of a normal woman.

Regarding testosterone, the adrenal glands produce androgens, and they can be converted to T and DHT in peripheral tissues. My total T level prior to castration yet on Androcur is the same as it has been since castration (July, 2001), and is always between 45-49ng/dL, which is sort of high for a normal woman.

Regarding libido, do not forget that women typically have a T level comparable to a eunuch, and you know that women are capable of romance.

Since I have no gonads, I take prescription estrogen, progesterone, and other drugs in order to maintain normal hormone levels for a female. This is, of course, paid for by insurance.

Regarding doing this for a "fetish," well, I suppose that some do, but most of the people who I know who have been "snipped" did so more our of necessity.

You have asked a very good question--one that many people have wondered. I am curious--if one masturbates to the thought of castration, would not the aftermath of the actual event put a hamper on future such activites?

Hugs,

Kelly

After thinking this over for a couple of days, I would like to vote for a THIRD option, castration as a convenience.

I agree with Andrew's "castration as a convenience" idea, although for me that's not the only reason (see last reason). Reasons I don't like testosterones are:

* spontaneous erections

* hard to pee first thing in the morning

* penis gets hard just from rubbing against fabric sometimes

* I especially hate it when it happens in public

* nocturnal emissions

* sex drive, especially unsatisfied sex drive

* body hair growth

* facial hair growth

* acne

* I prefer the company of females, and feel I would fit in better if I didn't have testicles, just like them

I would have to say it is a necessity for me. Of course, like Sherry and Kelly, I need to take it further than just castration. I didn't realise until I started chemical castration, how much I hated have all that testosterone racing around in me. Recently I've become more fixated on getting castrated for several reasons, some of which are not being able to afford SRS right now, and also I could drop the anti-androgens so the hormones may work better (not to mention some of the side effects of anti-androgens).

sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am I would like to know how others feel about castration do you feel it is a fetish or a necessity.For me it was a necessity for the chemical castration that i have chosen.Plain and simple i needed to change my life.

But i also know thair are many here who vuew this as a fetish from the other posts that i have read here recently.And thay have strong fellings about this subject .

So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

For me chemical castration was a necessity. I had not thought about castration until I was put on anti-androgen drugs, together with a course of radiotherapy, for prostate cancer in January 2002. The drugs reduced my testosterone level to within the castrate range. I was a chemical eunuch for a year. I liked the way that I felt as a chemical eunuch and decided to make it permanent by surgical castration. I lost my balls on September 22, just seven weeks ago.

Terry

So far most of you have said what i felt and that castration was a necessity for them.Now the reasion i posted this is because i was chastised in an other artical that i subscribed to.I didnt like the way the story was reported as the reporter had said the castration was a fetish.Now maby it was for i wasent thair but this is not good pr for the eunuch comunity .We need doctors to help us not to look at us as if we are doing this just for fitish play.

I have seen here that most of you infact have done this or are going to be castrated because of your necessity.So now i kind of feel vindicated for my remarkes but if anyone would like to coment on my remarks feel free to enlighten me for i want to know how you feel about this

Terry i hope everything is going ok for you but you have come to a place were thair are many who are thair for you if you need them

Hello.

I'm very surprised that no one has really copped to the fetish aspects of this topic. Given the usage patterns of the forums, I'm sure there must be many people for whom it is a fetish or fantasy. I'll admit that those are the two aspects that attracted me to the archive in the first place. (I'm kind of scared at the rapid changes in thinking that I am experiencing, though.)

bill

sag111 (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 am I would like to know how others feel about castration do you feel it is a fetish or a necessity.For me it was a necessity for the chemical castration that i have chosen.Plain and simple i needed to change my life.

But i also know thair are many here who vuew this as a fetish from the other posts that i have read here recently.And thay have strong fellings about this subject .

So my question is how do you feel about this is castration a fetish for you or a necessity

Well to be completely honest, it was a mixture of fetish and necessity mainly in the beginning. I was confused about it for a long time until I briefly tried chemical castration. After that I realized that it was more than a fetish when my libido went away and I mind cleared up. As soon as that happened I knew that castration was the right thing for me as a person. It felt great to be in complete control of my body and mind and free from sexual desires. My "T" level are back to normal right now, but they won't be that way for much longer.

mountain air (imported) wrote: Sun Dec 14, 2003 4:31 pm Well to be completely honest, it was a mixture of fetish and necessity mainly in the beginning. I was confused about it for a long time until I briefly tried chemical castration. After that I realized that it was more than a fetish when my libido went away and I mind cleared up. As soon as that happened I knew that castration was the right thing for me as a person. It felt great to be in complete control of my body and mind and free from sexual desires. My "T" level are back to normal right now, but they won't be that way for much longer.

Hi Mountain air

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:46 am For me chemical castration was a necessity. I had

been diagnosed almost exactly two years ago as having prostate cancer and I was put onto drugs to lower

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:46 am my testosterone level to within the castrate

level. I also had radiotherapy to "fry" my prostate to a mere blob of fibrous tissue (as my urologist discribed the procedure).

I was on the anti-androgen drug (Zoladex LA as an implant every 12 weeks) for a year. After I had completed the course of treatment and my "T" level slowly started to rise again, I decided that I liked the way that I felt as a "chemical" eunuch. I wanted to make that feeling permanent. As I have posted previously to the EA, I had my balls removed in a private hospital in England on September 22.

My surgical castration is now nearly 3 months ago and I am still happy to sign myself as:

Terry (a very contented eunuch)

Hi Mountain air

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:46 am For m

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:07 am e chemical castration was a necessity. I had

been diagnosed almost exactly two years ago as ha

ving prostate cancer and I was put onto drug

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:07 am s to lower

TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:46 am my testosterone level to within the castrate

level. I also had radiotherapy to "fry" my prostate to a mere blob of fibrous tissue (as my urologist discribed the procedure).

I was on the anti-androgen drug (Zoladex LA as an implant every 12 weeks) for a year. After I had completed the course of treatment and my "T" level slowly started to rise again, I decided that I liked the way that I felt as a "chemical" eunuch. I wanted to make that feeling permanent. As I have posted previously to the EA, I had my balls removed in a private hospital in England on September 22.

My surgical

castration is now nearly 3 months ago and I am still happy to sign myself as:

Terry (a very contented eunuch)

Terry I'm sorry you had to go through all that misery due to prostate cancer. Hopefully you'll remain cancer free from here on out. Did your experience with prostate cancer influence your decisiion to get rid of your testicles or was it just a product of self discovery that you decided on after you were chemically castrated? As for me, just thinking about cancer and the fear of getting it is a good reason to get them removed. Personally, I'll be glad when their gone so such a horrible ordeal wouldn't be possible. If all goes well I'll be going the chemical route very soon, and I can't wait!

mountain air (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:00 am Terry I'm sorry you had to go through all that misery due to prostate cancer.

I was very fortunate. A routine medical check showed a raised blood PSA. Tissue biopsies from my prostate gland showed cancer cells but these were dealt with effectively by radiotherapy combined with anti-androgen drugs.

mountain air (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:00 am Did your experience with prostate cancer influence your decisiion to get rid of your testicles or was it just a product of self discovery that you decided on after you were chemically castrated?

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TerryUK (imported) wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:46 am . I liked the way

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mountain air (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:00 am permanent. In coming to a decision to be surgically castrated, I was greatly help

ed by the postings to the EA.

If all goes well I'll be going the chemical route very soon, and I can't wait!

I had the opportunity of a trial run as a chemical castrate. It is now three months since I lost my balls. I can say categorically that I feel great now that I am a eunuch for good.

from a very contented eunuch

Terry