Vasectomy

[sidney9436]

Why cant some of us older guys ....over 45...have the choice of orchiectomy ..castration ...instead of vasectomy

it is healthier for men and makes our lives less complicated

[fritzen]

[quote="sidney9436"]Why cant some of us older guys ....over 45...have the choice of orchiectomy ..castration ...instead of vasectomy

it is healthier for men and makes our lives less complicated[/quote]

Sorry, had to respond to this.... You are joking right?

Castration would essentially turn a male into a female within months. Your body stops producing testosterone, you grow breasts, you have insane mood changes, you'll loose all muscle mass, you'll get hot flashes, you're potential for osteoporosis is high, you WILL have erectile issues, and to top all of that off... You will loose all interest in sex.

You'd wind up being on hormone therapy for the rest of your life. Which... would be playing russian roulette, since you'd have to constantly be monitoring your levels on a day to day basis...

There is no way that Orchiectomy would make your life less complicated. In fact... Castration was considered to be a form of rehabilitation for sexual predators for awhile, until everyone with an ounce of ethics and morality understood how much of a cruel and unjust punishment that would be, even for a serial rapist.

I weep for men that have testicular cancer, that are forced to have that kind of surgery.

Please get your facts straight before posting this kind of non-sense.

[sidney9436]

What makes you such a expert

I have had a vasectomy

I also was castrated 8 years after the vasectomy

Non of the things you described have happened to me

I have been castrated 20 years now..my life has been very normal except for a loss of libido

walk 20 years in my shoes before you say i dont know what i am talking about

[fritzen]

You've had your testes removed for the past 20 years, and you are not on hormonal replacement therapy? I would really like to see what your testosterone counts are.

If you've had a single testicle removed, then it would make sense that you wouldn't be as severe as someone who has had a bi-lateral orchiectomy. Since you would still be able to produce testosterone. But with both removed, as would be needed to gain sterilization similar to a vasectomy, then you would need to be on HRT.

I am a clinical researcher, with a doctorate in cellular biology and histology. I have been working on the clinical trials for the male birth control pill for the past 4 years. I have a pretty good idea about how the body's hormonal interaction work.