New Study - Don't get castrated

dreddk · Post by **dreddk** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:39 pm

Castration Attenuates Myelin Repair Following Lysolecithin Induced Demyelination in Rat Optic Chiasm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21626170

Maybe it restricts blood flow

1eye · Post by **1eye** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:49 pm

Yeah well, I told my GP I thought I was low on testosterone, but she wouldn't even measure me. Think this'll help?

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:00 pm

OMG! Who has the balls to do these studies?!?

Algis · Post by **Algis** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:03 pm

Thanks for the advice; but honestly I had no plans in that direction

1eye · Post by **1eye** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:25 am

I would not be terribly surprised to hear that my remyelination would have been better if I had not had my vasectomy.

sou · Post by **sou** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:09 am

Gosh! I was holding a knife and was ready to cut my "things" off! Thank you scientists, you saved my ...well, "things"!

WantingToKnow · Post by **WantingToKnow** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:20 am

So I wonder if medication that blocks testosterone has any affect on MS. Because there are a lot of medications that do that, like finasteride, which is taken for prostate problems etc. Can these medications make MS worse?

sou · Post by **sou** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:41 am

Who knows. They were mice and were neither demyelinated by MS nor EAE. They were just demyelinated.