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From: winalski@psw.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski)
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Subject: Re: Eunuchs, Castration and Erections
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Date: 13 Apr 91 20:36:57 GMT
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In article <1094@creatures.cs.vt.edu>, dorseyev@csgrad.cs.vt.edu writes:
|>In article <1991Apr10.074024.7090@newcastle.ac.uk> w.p.coyne@uk.ac.newcastle writes:
|>> 
|>>Is it true that eunuchs can maintian erections for longer?
|>> 
|>
|>If a eunuch is defined as someone whose testicles are no longer extant, what
|>about men who have had vasectomies?
|>

Removal of a portion of the vas deferens (vasectomy) merely prevents
sperm from being in the ejaculate.  It does not affect the testicles,
which continue to produce sperm and hormones.  One would therefore not
expect to see any difference in sexual performance (aside from fertility,
of course) between men who have had vasectomies and those who have not.

--PSW