After Effects: sub jason 5 month update continued...

Some points of castration experience made by others (chemical) and condensed:

(- sub jason's personal experience so far, at 5 months)

For the first month or so:

• You may not physically feel any different, although the internal feeling that something is missing slowly creeps in. 

Generally true, but the first 2 weeks was masked mostly by organ swelling and regional pain.

• You will gradually lose your sex drive.

i had little to none soon after until about 3+ months later. While some has returned, it's still currently low.

• Emotionally, you tend to want to masturbate more and more, while it is still possible.

This was true, but i held myself to about twice a week for release measurement purposes. The urge to know if they were still working was the prominent interest.

Past a few weeks to a month:

• You will have random hot flashes and night sweats, and they may continue for weeks, months, or more.

True, and they continued with slightly less intensity past 3 months, but rare now at 5 months.

• Your penis will slowly shrink and atrophy.

It lost ~20% of it's former erect length, unknown girth loss (erect) in the initial weeks. It has regained about half of what length was lost.

• Your penis will lose sensitivity, with physical contact becoming more like any other part of your skin.

True. It has since regained some sensitivity after 3+ months, but not back to what it was.

• As your testicles atrophy, you will lose most of the sexual feelings once centered in your groin region.

It had produced a void feeling in the region soon after, for several weeks, which dissipated to neutral and a slight recovery after some hormone production rebounded near 3+ months.

• Your testicles will lose mass, and your scrotum will shrink.

They lost ~50% in volume, and have only recently regained a small of that amount back.

• Erections will become less firm, then weak, until they become impossible to achieve.

Erections became difficult with physical stimulation, impossible to achieve by mental efforts, and only recently improved a little approaching 4-5 months. 

• M/F sexual dysphoria will be reduced.

Not an issue before.

• M/Eunuch sexual dysphoria will be reduced.

Not an issue before.

• You may experience more emotional episodes.

Nothing yet.

Longer Term:

• You may lose upper body muscle and strength.

Not seen yet.

• You will likely gain abdominal fat.

No change in weight @ 2+ months, heavier at 5 months due to world events (COVID) and lack of activity.

• You will stop looking at women within a sexual context.

This was true particularly during the 1-2 month period. Due to a lack of being able to sexually perform, there is reduced interest.

• Mustache and bear growth reduces dramatically

Not seen yet.

• Body hair softens, thins, or disappears.

Not seen yet.

• You will feel as if you are asexual.

 Not felt yet.

• Female breasts may develop over a period of a couple of years.

Too early to tell, but more likely with weight gain.