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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.
Castration was frequently used in certain cultures, such as in India, Africa or ChinaThis article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo, Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) is a country in continental East Asia with some oute, for religious or social reasons. People who receive this treatment, known as eunuchs, were often admitted to special social classes. Eunuchs were also often used to guard haremIn traditional Arab culture, the harim is the part of the household forbidden to male strangers. In English, this term refers collectively to the wives in a polygamous household as well as the "no-males allowed" area. Harem is also the usual English transs. Castration has also figured in a number of religious cults: see castration cultA number of religious cults have included castration as a central theme of their beliefs. These include: The cult of Cybele Hijra (India) Some followers of early Christianity such as Origen considered castration as an acceptable way to counter sinful desis.
In Europe, when women were not allowed to singSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice. Air is expelled with the diaphragm as with ordinary breathing, and the pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips closed, this is called humming. A piece of music that is sung is cal in public, castration was sometimes used on young boys to prevent the breaking of their voice (caused mainly by testosterone) and to let them develop a special high voiceThe word voice can mean: The human voice. A section of a choir or other musical ensemble that sings or plays the same part. The register of a line of counterpoint, including soprano, alto, tenor, bass. These terms come the section of the choir to which a. These men are known as castrati.
Remains of transsexual women or transgendered people from far back as the Ancient Romans have been uncovered and confirmed to have undergone castration.
Castration in humans has been proposed, and sometimes used, as a method of birth control in certain poorer regions.
Surgical removal of a testicle is done in the case of testicular cancer. Surgical removal of both testicles or chemical castration may be carried out in the case of prostate cancer, as hormone treatment to slow down the cancer. [1]
Male-to-female transsexual women, as well as some transgendered people, often undergo castration. Castration can be done before, during, or in place of sex reassignment surgery.
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. Chemical or surgical castration is being discussed in many countries in particular as a voluntary surgical measure: an option for child molesters to avoid (long-term) imprisonment. In the case of chemical castration, regular injections of anti-androgens would probably be required.
There is also evidence that voluntary castration is used in modern societies for reasons such as control of libido and body modification. Since voluntary castration is not generally supported by the medical community, an underground network of castrators (generally called "cutters") without medical licenses has formed. Surgery performed by untrained personnel outside a properly equipped medical facility is dangerous, and there have been cases of severe bleeding and other medical emergencies. Alternatively, self-castration (or autocastration) is occasionally performed, though it carries significant risk. Many who desire castration travel to developing countries, where medicine is less tightly regulated, and have the procedure performed by a doctor.
Involuntary castration also appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side to torture or demoralize their enemies. It was also practiced to extinguish opposing male lineages and thus allow the victor to possess the defeated men's women. Involuntary castration under such circumstances involved excruciating pain and humiliation as well as various physical, social, and psychological consequences. Ancient Greek writings report Persian forces castrating defeated foes. Tamerlane was recorded to have castrated Armenian prisoners of war who had fought as allies of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I; others were buried alive. Gibbon's famous work, DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE reports castration of defeated foes at the hands of the Normans. More recently, the Vietcong were known to often castrate American prisoners of war, Vietnamese village elders, and others who opposed their policies.
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