Anyone thought about doing the castration?

[GeminiX]

the question is, would a man be able to achieve erections with no testicles and little testosterone ?

The REAL question is, would you continue to be a man after you remove your testicles?

Of course he would, masculinity is more a state of mind than a nasty pair of dangly things

Seriously though, it's an interesting question. Society is very used to dealing with things which are physical and easy to comprehend, binary genders being just one of them.

If society considers a "real man" to be able to just shrug off any problems which come along, grit his teeth and face the next challenge, then losing a the odd appendage or two should not in any way reduce his masculinity. But then there is the other side of the same coin; would a "real man" consider such a drastic surgical procedure in the pursuit of vanity?

 

[abcdefg]

Why does castration stop hairloss in 99% percent of men but propecia only has a 85% or so success rate in preventing further hairloss? Shouldnt the success rate of propecia match that of castration? In fact propecia lowers dht more so does that mean testosterone is more a factor then its conversion into DHT?

 

[Bryan]

Why does castration stop hairloss in 99% percent of men but propecia only has a 85% or so success rate in preventing further hairloss? Shouldnt the success rate of propecia match that of castration? In fact propecia lowers dht more so does that mean testosterone is more a factor then its conversion into DHT?

I don't know where you heard that Propecia lowers DHT more than castration, but that appears to be a bit of an exaggeration. I have a study which measured testosterone and DHT levels in men before and after castration, and serum DHT levels dropped by just about 70%, which we all know is very very similar to what you get with finasteride. Considering that castration also causes a very dramatic drop in serum testosterone (90% to 95%), it seems clear that castration has a more powerful total antiandrogenic effect than the use of finasteride alone. That probably accounts for why castration seems to be more effective at maintaining hair than Propecia.

 

[PersonGuy]

Hairloss Cure:

1. Place Scissors in Pocket
2. Accept Piggyback ride from a man operating a Jackhammer.

 

[JayBear]

2. Accept Piggyback ride from a man operating a Jackhammer.

If I had a nickel...

 

[follicle84]

I've looked into this myself out of curiosity, but would never do it. It would only bring up more problems. Castration would lower testosterone greatly but not completelly check this link

http://www.geocities.com/vantaray/Castration.htm

Even if you were to castrate yourself you would still produce testosterone through the adrenal glands. So it would be possible to still go bald still but not as likelly. Interestingly enough you would still be sexually active but wouldnt have the natural urge your hormones give you.

 

[GeminiX]

It's quite a strange experience to be honest.

The medication I take has in many ways had a very similar effect on my system to that of physical castration. The loss of "sex drive" is remarkable, and my ability to study, read, generally focus etc. has rocketed, even multitasking is easier. I can remained focussed on a task and handle other little distractions as they pop up with ease now, where before I would often have to start things over.

I was *never* able to do that a few years ago