Table 2.
Reported Changes in Gender Preference in Sexual Attraction, Fantasy, and Relationships After Voluntary Chemical or Physical Castration
| Preferred gender(s) before castration | Total | Change | No change | Change to non-sexual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attraction | ||||
| Only men | 54 | 6 | 46∗ | 2 |
| Mostly men | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Equally men and women | 31 | 16∗ | 13 | 2 |
| Mostly women | 43 | 13 | 26 | 4 |
| Only men | 87 | 16 | 62 | 9 |
| Mostly eunuchs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Only eunuchs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mixture of men, women, eunuchs, and others | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| No one | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Total, n (%) | 279 (100) | 76 (27.2) | 181 (64.9) | 22 (7.9) |
| χ216,279 = 39.0, P < 0.05 | ||||
| Fantasy | ||||
| Only men | 59 | 9 | 49∗ | 1 |
| Mostly men | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Equally men and women | 29 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
| Mostly women | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Only men | 70 | 16 | 45 | 9 |
| Mostly eunuchs | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Only eunuchs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mixture of men, women, eunuchs, and others | 33 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
| No one | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Total, n (%) | 272 (100) | 82 (30.1) | 169 (62.1) | 21 (7.7) |
| χ216,272 = 29.0, P < 0.05 | ||||
| Relationships | ||||
| Only men | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Mostly men | 20 | 12∗ | 7 | 1 |
| Equally men and women | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Mostly women | 83 | 13 | 70∗ | 0 |
| Only men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mostly eunuchs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Only eunuchs | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mixture of men, women, eunuchs, and others | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| No one | 56 | 7 | 44 | 5 |
| Total, n (%) | 233 (100) | 57 (24.5) | 163 (70.0) | 13 (5.6) |
| χ214,233 = 66.9, P < 0.05 | ||||
∗
P < 0.001; significantly different from the expected frequencies.