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Frumpagumpus t1_iqkp2ec wrote

i've looked into this along with caloric restriction and there is, at the present time, NOT good evidence for this in humans. (and in fact the article doesn't even claim that there is any evidence for this effect in humans)

also, you will go through male menopause.

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Milumet t1_iqm2ckk wrote

This is from 2012: Castrated men live longer.

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Frumpagumpus t1_iqm6adp wrote

from your article, (which i'm pretty sure i have read before)

a study on institutionalised patients in Kansas found the castrated mental patients lived longer in 1969 (that is many of the people in the study would be like 80 yr old mental patients that had been castrated two centuries ago)

while a study on Italian castrati (singers castrated as boys to preserve their high voices) in 1993 found no evidence of extended lifespan

i mean, between the two, honestly the castrati are probablymore representative of avg people. but neither are great, once again, there have been no high quality studies looking at this... and as for the study on eunuchs that lived like a thousand years ago, yeah uhm they definitely don't have a control group there, that's historical records not some double blind placebo controlled experiment, that is not high quality evidence sorry.

maybe we could say: if you are a male mental patient cutting your nuts off, might help, but no promises. (and honestly that makes intuitive sense to me lol)

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Frumpagumpus t1_iqm6z2h wrote

also, to show some of the subtleties of this topic here is a chart for vets on neutering recommendations for dogs... they vary quite widely... https://www.theinternetpetvet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/fvets-07-00388-t001.jpg

in many breeds neutering can increase the risk of, as the chart says, joint disorders and cancers. (also potentially applicable for humans, tho castration might e.g. reduce risk of prostate cancer)

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FilledWithKarmal t1_iqkpnrw wrote

I don’t understand, this would actually hurt longevity not help. Who the hell wrote this?

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Akashictruth t1_iqlwlnv wrote

You vill get ze snip and you vill be happy

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dalayylmao t1_iqktwt6 wrote

SSRIs basically already did that to me

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94746382926 t1_iqkupoq wrote

Antipsychotics for me. No I was not psychotic, but my psychiatrist said it would help with my sleep issues.

I'd take lack of sleep over inability to orgasm or feel any pleasure like a million times over lol. I guess I'm kind of used to it by now but it definitely makes life weird

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iNstein t1_iqlyjsc wrote

I came across a guy in the internet a few years back that did exactly this. Was very determined to live as long as possible. It really made me realise how much less determined I am to live a much longer life. I will do a lot of things but there is a limit.

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AsuhoChinami t1_iqt1j29 wrote

There's plenty of 70+ year olds who have sex, around 53 percent in the 65-75 range and 39 percent in the 75-85 range.

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BlueBalledApe t1_iqmcp5x wrote

Lol Castration : osteoporosis and other aging related concerns that are only partly offset by medication in humans. We know this because castration is a therapeutic approach in some cancer and is well studied.

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humanefly t1_iqkpenm wrote

You can do this at home with a good elastic band. They'll turn blue, then black and eventually just fall off if you get it right

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