Difference between revisions of "Castration"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[Latin]] ''castratus'', past participle of ''castrare''; akin to [[Greek]] ''keazein'' to split, [[Sanskrit]] ''śasati'' he slaughters | [[Latin]] ''castratus'', past participle of ''castrare''; akin to [[Greek]] ''keazein'' to split, [[Sanskrit]] ''śasati'' he slaughters | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1554] |
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*1 : to render [[impotent]] or deprive of [[vitality]] especially by [[psychological]] means | *1 : to render [[impotent]] or deprive of [[vitality]] especially by [[psychological]] means | ||
| − | *2 a : to deprive of the [ | + | *2 a : to deprive of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testes testes] : ''geld'' |
| − | :b : to deprive of the [ | + | :b : to deprive of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ovary ovaries] : ''spay'' |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Castration''' (also known as ''gonadectomy'') is any [[action]], surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an [[individual]] loses use of the testicles. Surgical castration is bilateral ''orchiectomy'' (excision of both [ | + | '''Castration''' (also known as ''gonadectomy'') is any [[action]], surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an [[individual]] loses use of the testicles. Surgical castration is bilateral ''orchiectomy'' (excision of both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testes testes]), and chemical castration uses pharmaceutical [[drugs]] to deactivate the testes. Castration causes [[sterilization]] (preventing the castrated person from reproducing); it also greatly reduces the production of certain [[hormones]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone testosterone]. Surgical castration in [[animals]] is often called neutering. The term "castration" is sometimes also used to refer to the removal of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovary ovaries] in the [[female]], otherwise known as an ''oophorectomy'' or, in animals, spaying. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen Estrogen] levels drop precipitously following oophorectomy, and long-term effects of the reduction of [[sex]] hormones are significant throughout the [[body]]. |
Castration of non-human animals is intended to favor a desired [[development]] of the animal or of its [[habits]], as an anaphrodisiac or to prevent overpopulation. | Castration of non-human animals is intended to favor a desired [[development]] of the animal or of its [[habits]], as an anaphrodisiac or to prevent overpopulation. | ||
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"Voluntary" chemical or surgical castration has been in [[practice]] in many countries—reports are available from American and European countries in particular for over eighty years (chemical for circa thirty)—as an [[option]] for treatment for people who have broken [[laws]] of a sexual nature, allowing them to return to the [[community]] from otherwise lengthy detentions. The effectiveness and [[ethics]] of this treatment are heavily debated. | "Voluntary" chemical or surgical castration has been in [[practice]] in many countries—reports are available from American and European countries in particular for over eighty years (chemical for circa thirty)—as an [[option]] for treatment for people who have broken [[laws]] of a sexual nature, allowing them to return to the [[community]] from otherwise lengthy detentions. The effectiveness and [[ethics]] of this treatment are heavily debated. | ||
| − | A temporary "chemical castration" has been studied and developed as a preventive measure and [[punishment]] for several repeated sex [[crimes]], such as [[rape]] or other sexually related [[violence]]. This has also been used to punish [[homosexuality]], such as the punishment suffered by [ | + | A temporary "chemical castration" has been studied and developed as a preventive measure and [[punishment]] for several repeated sex [[crimes]], such as [[rape]] or other sexually related [[violence]]. This has also been used to punish [[homosexuality]], such as the punishment suffered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Alan Turing]. |
[[Category: Law]] | [[Category: Law]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin castratus, past participle of castrare; akin to Greek keazein to split, Sanskrit śasati he slaughters
Definition
- 1 : to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means
- 2 a : to deprive of the testes : geld
- b : to deprive of the ovaries : spay
Description
Castration (also known as gonadectomy) is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles. Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy (excision of both testes), and chemical castration uses pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the testes. Castration causes sterilization (preventing the castrated person from reproducing); it also greatly reduces the production of certain hormones, such as testosterone. Surgical castration in animals is often called neutering. The term "castration" is sometimes also used to refer to the removal of the ovaries in the female, otherwise known as an oophorectomy or, in animals, spaying. Estrogen levels drop precipitously following oophorectomy, and long-term effects of the reduction of sex hormones are significant throughout the body.
Castration of non-human animals is intended to favor a desired development of the animal or of its habits, as an anaphrodisiac or to prevent overpopulation.
"Voluntary" chemical or surgical castration has been in practice in many countries—reports are available from American and European countries in particular for over eighty years (chemical for circa thirty)—as an option for treatment for people who have broken laws of a sexual nature, allowing them to return to the community from otherwise lengthy detentions. The effectiveness and ethics of this treatment are heavily debated.
A temporary "chemical castration" has been studied and developed as a preventive measure and punishment for several repeated sex crimes, such as rape or other sexually related violence. This has also been used to punish homosexuality, such as the punishment suffered by Alan Turing.
