Can a person that is castrated(either by meds or surg) attain a state of asexuality?

[Sorrow (imported)]

I was wondering if a person can become adrogenous, and have no sex drive, no urges. Do castrated people still have a sex drive or urges?

Is there any sure way for someone to attain the 'eunuch's calm'?

[Mac (imported)]

I was wondering if a person can become adrogenous, and have no sex drive, no urges. Do castrated people still have a sex drive or urges?

Is there any sure way for someone to attain the 'eunuch's calm'?

That may be your desired state, which sounds nice. However, there is no absolute guarantee. As Andrew said, "Your Milage Will Vary".

My ideal state has always been unattainable for me. Now, the most that I can hope for is to be a full nullo. However, that is even a remote possibility.

[sag111 (imported)]

Well Sorrow for me yes i dont want sex anymore and it has been 15 monthes since i had an orgasem and that just sutes me fine.And yes i do feel much calmer but some dont thats why i say to anyone who seeks castration to first try it to see if it is for you.Myself i use depo provera for the past 19 monthes and a small amount of premarin and that has stoped my sex drive completly.So just rember every one is diffrent and what is good for me way not be for you so learn all you can befor you act.

[Riverwind (imported)]

I was wondering if a person can become adrogenous, and have no sex drive, no urges. Do castrated people still have a sex drive or urges?

Is there any sure way for someone to attain the 'eunuch's calm'?

Yes, I have been a eunuch sense 9/6/02 and I do not have any sex drive, no sex urges, nothing. The eunuchs that have a sex drive are the ones on HRT for the most part. As for the eunuch calm, I agree with Krister, its a myth.

River

[Sac_mec (imported)]

Yes, I have been a eunuch sense 9/6/02 and I do not have any sex drive, no sex urges, nothing. The eunuchs that have a sex drive are the ones on HRT for the most part. As for the eunuch calm, I agree with Krister, its a myth.

River

You asked some very good questions and each of us is giving you a slightly different answer ! I think it is possible to obtain all of your goals but DO try

the chemical route and get some support from your Dr/MD first who will give you blood tests before you start and some months into your course.

On another board it is suggested very clearly that chemical castration is even more effective in "closing down testosterone" than surgery. Taking a drug is far less likely to lead to depression - if you seriously hate the results, stop taking the medicine and nothing is lost! Also, you could ask your same Dr for a very mild anti-depressant if you really did get depressed; it is less likely

via this route and you stand every good chance of being asexual, having no libido and feeling contented. Can I point out the existence of a web-site that will interest you - www.asexuality.org . It has slower "traffic" than this site but has many interesting postings. I would recommend that you do see someone from your own medical practice and that you choose a drug which has been approved by the medical authorities in your own country.

I hope this year you may leave "sorrow" behind and be a happy person; good luck!

[Hash (imported)]

I was wondering if a person can become adrogenous, and have no sex drive, no urges. Do castrated people still have a sex drive or urges?

Is there any sure way for someone to attain the 'eunuch's calm'?

Yes, try Androcur first. You'll feel castrated and then you can decide if you like it.

[littletits (imported)]

Yes; you will become asexual once castrated without taking testosterone. I am a full surgical Eunuch and do not take any male hormones. I have no sexual urges or thoughts,fantasys of any sort. I am completely impotent. What remains of my genitals has shrunk to les than half its lenght and girth. After I was castrated I went on T for a time and had full urges but no erections or orgasms.I was constantly frustrated wth no release. The incident that caused my castration also destroyed the ability of my penis to function sexually. I gave up on the T and went hormone free. I had all symptons of loss of T with the Hot flashes, upper bdy Muscle loss. my arms lost their muscle and became like a womans. My skin softened and most of my male pattern body hair disappeared ( totally under my arms) I got sensitive nipples and a litle breast growthl. My hips and bum became fatter and rounder. I never had the depression that oher Eunuchs suffered. It did take a period of time to mentally adjust to my new situation. I began what I believe will be a lifelong battle with my weight. I remained like that for four years. I started to take female hormones for bone health. I now have female breasts and while i never felt transexual while intact I like the affects and plan to continue. I now have a very female thought process that is probably permanent. I can still take the spiders out of the bath but I am not too keen on mice; I would not be in the same room as one. I may in the future transition socially and may go all the way. I am small in stature and light boned and can easily pass as a female.There has been no affect on my asexuality. I do not miss my sexuality and am quite happy as I am. I still identify as a Eunuch

[tugon (imported)]

Even though this is a very old thread I felt the need to respond to littletits and other curious folk. I have been a no T eunuch for 14 years. I still masturbate and my penis still becomes erect when manipulated. Several years ago I had a sexual relationship with a man. I do not want to attemp a relationship again bit I do enjoy looking at photos of men and reading stories. One can never predict 100% how they will change post castration.

[devi (imported)]

I agree with Tugon. You still will have your moments and can become sexually stimulated. Although you're just don't bothered with it as much as much others around you.

[graylayer02 (imported)]

I'm more with Tugon. I'm a nullo and not on hormones, and I'm still sexual. My guess is that this all depends on what's in your head to begin with--my need for release is quite a bit less than before, but sexual attraction is as strong as ever.

[janekane (imported)]

Some of us here, who are "voluntary eunuchs" have studied biology and/or medicine enough to have a rather clear sense of the nature of biological diversity (for those who prefer jargon, independent assortment of genotypic and phenotypic traits), may be unwilling to predict the results for any particular person following orchiectomy.

Because I have what I guess is a decent grasp of biology, I only describe what happened to me, and never intend to suggest that anyone else will have similar results. For me, the main result is terribly simple. I have managed to stay alive, plausibly because of surgeries done to minimize cancer risk for a genetic condition I share with my late dad and brother, which surgeries have apparently allowed me to be alive at an age significantly greater than their ages when they died.

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is one of the rare (supposedly in the range of 1 in 20,000 people) genetic conditions which, if not sufficiently treated medically, tends to result in death at a comparatively young age (the average age of death in the medical literature, without sufficient surgical intervention, seems to be around 42 years).

There is a fair chance that no other Eunuch Archive member has the FAP gene, and therefore, my results may, in at least one way, be unique.

I have long viewed life as being the having of problems, such that, if I do not have problems, I am dead.

The news may be: I am having problems, therefore, I am alive.

My purely-hormone-driven biological demand for orgasms when awake, or if ignored while awake, then while asleep, faded away quickly, as I recall, within a week or so of the orchiectomy. The interference with clarity of thought that accompanied testosterone faded away in about the same amount of time.

Absent my sense of cancer risk, I would have lived with hormone-mandated orgasms and with testosterone brain fog for the rest of my life (which I have no clue how would have happened).

I figured that, dead from cancer, I would have no choice regarding sex. Without testicles and alive, I would have much more choice than if dead.

Simple choice for me.

I decided to do whatever I thought might conserve my life. Does that make me into a pro-life conservative?

You do not have a genetic condition which can take out the making of a tumor suppressor protein? Your results may be very different than mine.

I do not base my life on outcome-based goals. Too many aspects of life which are outside my practical control affect outcomes. I base my life upon the effort I can make, and nothing more.

[cast1988 (imported)]

I'm 28yo and it has been 5 months since I was castrated and i'm not on any male hormones and yes i have no sex drive at all. After my castration i have been unable to get any type of erection i have no sexual desire at all

[bobover3 (imported)]

I'd say it depends on your definition of sex drive. The conventional adult male drive for orgasm and ejaculation seems to be avoidable. But there's something else. Starting the day we're born, all human beings need and want physical contact with other human beings. This gives comfort, contentment, reassurance, a sense of closeness. Call it what you will, people need to touch and be touched by others, to hold and to be held. Since this is felt long before puberty, literally from day one, I wouldn't call it sex, at least not in the usual adult sense. But it's very strong. The older I get, and the weaker my normal sex drive becomes, the more I notice my need for physical intimacy with others. I crave closeness, and have never got enough of it. I wish there were someone I could hug right now, but there isn't.

Have any of you found your need for touching to be affected by castration?