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Would you get castrated if it meant you'd live longer?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:44 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:44 am
Sounds nuts, but science is showing you'd live 18% longer.
https://scitechdaily.com/castration-linked-to-increased-lifespan-in-mammals/
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A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy.
https://scitechdaily.com/castration-linked-to-increased-lifespan-in-mammals/
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Why do some animals live for decades while others survive only a few years? Female elephants can reach 80 years of age, yet they typically produce only a small number of calves. Mice, in contrast, usually live just a few years, but in theory can have well over a hundred offspring. Evolutionary theory links these patterns to a core trade-off: species must divide limited energy between reproduction and maintaining the body.
A new large-scale study adds broad evidence that this balance influences longevity across many mammals, including humans.
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The longevity boost appeared across a wide range of mammals, including primates, marsupials, and rodents. In some cases the differences were especially large. Female hamadryas baboons given hormonal contraception lived 29 percent longer, and castrated males lived 19 percent longer.
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Data on the effects of castration and sterilization in humans is rare. Some historical data, such as those of Korean Eunuchs in the pre-19th-century Chosun Dynasty, suggest that castrated men lived, on average, 18 percent longer than non-castrated men.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 10:52 am
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:46 am to Shexter
Can I get castrated at 90 and get my extra 18 percent then?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:46 am to Shexter
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you'd live longer
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:47 am to Shexter
I don't wanna live without my weiner.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:47 am to Shexter
That’s nuts.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:48 am to Shexter
I'd want to live shorter, not longer in that case.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:49 am to JiminyCricket
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I don't wanna live without my weiner.
With castration, you keep the twig, they take the berries
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:50 am to Shexter
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A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans
For the individual or the species?
This sounds like some liberal eugenics crap.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:52 am to Shexter
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With castration, you keep the twig, they take the berries
I'll rephrase, I don't wanna live without my functioning weiner.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:52 am to Snipe
Today's news - male animals that don't have the drive to reproduce tend to live longer and die tragic early deaths less often
Yea, no shite.
Yea, no shite.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:59 am to Shexter
No.
Don’t really want to be 120.
The world is gonna be a really fricked up place by then
Don’t really want to be 120.
The world is gonna be a really fricked up place by then
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:59 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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male animals that don't have the drive to reproduce tend to live longer
The trannies and those oatmeal eating soy boys are gonna outlive us all.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:02 am to Shexter
OH GOD. Please don't tell me Tranny's will live longer
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:03 am to Shexter
No. That’s my money maker.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:05 am to Shexter
No
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:59 am to Shexter
No, I did it all for the Nookie!
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:04 pm to Shexter
No, I would not, but I did read a poster at the vet the other day that spayed and neutered animals live statistically significantly longer lives than non-spayed and -neutered ones do, so that checks out.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:06 pm to Shexter
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Would you get castrated if it meant you'd live longer?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:39 pm to Shexter
Sounds like my fate may already be sealed since I already have a few tax deductions at the house.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:45 pm to Shexter
No thanks
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