It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:13 pm

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:22 am 
Online
ADMIN
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:30 pm
Posts: 56973
Location: Pomeroy's Wine Bar
And now for the bad news......


Castrated men live longer
GISELA TELIS
Last updated 10:59 25/09/2012

Image
LIVED TO 77: Italian castrata singer Farinelli lived to a good age in
the 18th century.

In the industrialised world, women live at least five years longer, on average, than men.

Scientists have attributed that difference to everything from healthier habits to hardier cells.

Now, a new study that analyses the longevity of eunuchs, or castrated men, suggests that testosterone may play a part in shortening men's lives.

The idea that testosterone, the male sex hormone, affects lifespan isn't new.

Neutered dogs and other animals that have had their sources of testosterone removed often live longer than their intact counterparts.

But studies on the connection between castration and longevity in humans are harder to come by, and the results have been inconclusive.

A 1969 study of institutionalised patients in Kansas found that castrated men lived an average of 14 years longer than other men in the same facility, but a 1993 study of Italian castrati (singers castrated as boys to preserve their high voices) found nothing unusual about their longevity.

Almost five years ago, biologist Kyung-Jin Min of Inha University in Incheon, Korea, found himself considering this lack of data while watching a Korean TV drama about eunuchs.

Min began to wonder if Korea's rich historical records could shed light on the link between castration and longevity in humans.

Until the late 19th century, Korean rulers employed eunuchs to serve the royal court.

These eunuchs were allowed to marry and adopt castrated boys as their sons.

....more at link
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/7725727/ ... ive-longer

_________________
Image Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:09 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:27 pm
Posts: 6256
Location: Beautiful South Florida
So...the question for you men is: would you be castrated to live 5 years longer? Image

_________________
Image
Image


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:39 pm 
Online
ADMIN
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:30 pm
Posts: 56973
Location: Pomeroy's Wine Bar
Castration?

I'd have to get the wife to sew em back on first :31

_________________
Image Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 74 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group