Men without testicles might live longer, study suggests

[Baitball Blogger]

Want to live to 100? A new study suggests that, for men, your testicles might be holding you back.

Korean eunuchs — men who had their testicles removed — outlived their contemporaries by as many as 14 to 19 years, suggesting that male sex hormones somehow act to shorten the male human lifespan, according to a new historical study of records spanning from the 14th century through the early 19th century.

The finding, reported Monday in the journal Current Biology, argues for something called the "disposable soma theory.” The idea is that since animals have limited access to energy, there is a natural trade-off between reproduction and the maintenance of the body's cells.

But evidence for the theory has been limited, and some strong counter-evidence exists: Numerous studies in mammals have shown that restricting caloric intake can lengthen the lifespan of some animals — though sometimes such animals become infertile, a fact that may favor the disposable soma hypothesis.






http://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-sci-sn-men-without-testicles-live-longer-20120924,0,2032896.story

[Turbineguy]

1. And eunuchs

lead such rich and interesting lives too!

[Duer 157099]

18. Varys agrees

[HereSince1628]

26. The things one misses without HBO!

[valerief]

2. What about women without ovaries? nt

[Baitball Blogger]

5. That doesn't work too well, does it?

[OriginalGeek]

3. If I thought it might save my hair...

I mean, I ain't having any more kids anyway....but alas, the thinning has already become pronounced enough that I doubt my bald spot would grow back in...


Is that vain? That's probably vain. Oh well, I'm vain.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Maybe we should start a thread that reads:

I would cut off my balls if ____________________.

Just wondering what it would take for a man to let go of the jiggly bits.

[HappyMe]

9. Seriously?

[Baitball Blogger]

11. It's the Lounge.

I think we might be surprised.

[OriginalGeek]

13. I only even considered it because

I was thinking I could still have sex...Just don't need any sperm.


Maybe I should take another biology class or two....lol

But if I could still have sex and get my hair back what do I need the boys for?

[Scuba]

6. It would seem longer, that's for sure.

[geardaddy]

7. DUzy!

[HopeHoops]

8. I'd rather fuck than live longer.

[tk2kewl]

10. Nah. It'll just feel that way

[chemenger]

12. Not worth it. Willie would miss their company.

n/t

[hunter]

14. An X-acto knife, a bottle of tequila, QED...

DIY longevity for men!

[Ptah]

15. The Eunuch's Advantage

The Eunuch's Advantage
by Denise Noe

Now and then, a lovely lady happens by,
distracts Paul Drake, libidinous private eye;
but she arouses no lust in Perry's heart:
in the program's puzzle, she is but a part.
Equally oblivious to pretty men,
Perry's not Raymond Burr; he just lacks all yen.
Catching each number, time, light, and shadow
for the inevitable imbroglio,
Perry Mason's thoughts can swerve not one degree.
He was TV's most powerful castrati!

[Denninmi]

16. Yeah, we'll, I had my dogs neutered. But I'm no dog.

Thanks, but no thanks, I'll take my chances with modern medicine not that.

[Lucinda]

17. "But why would they want to?" - The dude reading the post title over my shoulder

[Duer 157099]

19. Shoot, let's just take this all the way to the logical conclusion

It's having the kids that kills us early

[Baitball Blogger]

20. I told my daughter she was hard on me.

And then I showed her my passport pictures over the last thirty years and she agreed.

[KamaAina]

21. So Rmoney will live to be 200?

[retread]

22. Men Without Testicles. Band name?

[hedgehog]

23. So - the data have nothing at all to do with the possibility that the eunuchs

were better fed, better housed and better clothed and didn't do the back breaking work of a typical Korean farmer?

[rrneck]

24. No great inducement. nt

[Kali]

25. I have a number 10 scalpel if anybody wants to borrow it.

[lame54]

27. Less Spousal Murders