A 43-year-old member asked:
Is chemical castration permanent?
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Dr. Kalish Kediaanswered
55 years experience
No: The medications taken for chemical castration are effective only while you are talking the treatment.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What is "chemical castration"?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Here is ...: Chemical castration is also called medical castration for which medications to block male hormonal effects
totally" from testes, which contributes some 95-97% of testosterone effect, and from adrenal glands, which share some 3-5% of testosterone effects. Before the era of this, doctor performs testicular removal to serve the effect +drug to suppress adrenal glands to help men with metastatic P-Ca
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A 24-year-old male asked:
For male pattern baldness (24 yrs), is spironolactone 25mg daily effective for hair regrowth? Can the dose cause chemical castration on long term use?
Dr. Bob Ouriananswered
Dermatology 28 years experience
No, it's not good: Sprinolactone is used to reduce the levels of male hormones in women with hair loss. It's not the appropriate drug for men. The only drugs that are fd... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What is female castration?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Emergency Medicine 48 years experience
Removal of ovaries: That's it. Just like removal of the testicles is male castration.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What happens to a man after castration?
Dr. Simon Kimmanswered
Urology 18 years experience
No more testosterone: Castration is the elimination or blockade of androgens, such as testosterone. This is done by surgical removal of the testicles or by medications. The... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Is there such a thing as female castration?
Dr. Simon Kimmanswered
Urology 18 years experience
Definition depends..: Castration usually implies males. Surgical castration is removal of the gonads, or testicles in men. Medical castration is the administration of testo... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: castration?
Dr. Harold Tsaianswered
Urology 32 years experience
Castration: The surgical removal of testicles in men and is known as orchiectomy. Done for men with prostate cancer who have metastatic bone disease.
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