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Castration
The surgical removal of testicles in men and is known as orchiectomy. Done for men with prostate cancer who have metastatic bone disease.
Dr. Harold Tsai reviewed this
32 year experience in Urology
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A 48-year old asked:
What is female castration?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is "chemical castration"?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is chemical castration permanent?
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A 33-year old asked:
What happens to a man after castration?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is there such a thing as female castration?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: castration?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the disadvantages and advantages of male castration?
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A male asked:
What are the best meds to take for chemical castration in men?
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A 47-year old asked:
Anyone know where to get a castration without breaking the law?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the difference between chemical castration and physical castration?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why do I have castration anxiety?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between castration and penectomy?
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A 37-year old asked:
What's the difference between female castration or full hysterectomy?
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A 75-year old male asked:
Is the drug degarelix a chemical castration that cannot be reversed?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does castration affect the voice after puberty?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can I get ahold of chemical castration kit?
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A 50-year old asked:
Are there more people with mastectomies due to cancer, or castrations due to cancer?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it possible to inject hormones for castration?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Is there any way to shut down or at least significantly lower one's sex drive besides physical castration?
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A 72-year old male asked:
I have a large spermatocele of the left testicle. (3"x2"). I am 72 years old. At my age i prefer castration over spermatocolectomy (sp?)
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A 58-year old male asked:
I am transgender and I do not want SRS, but I am interested in chemical castration. I am taking Estradiol and Spironolactone now. What other drugs wou?
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A male asked:
My son is 16 yrs old and has been requesting castration for 4 yrs now, he has begun talking about performing it himself. would any doctors be willing ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Two questions. Is there anything i can get prescribed for my thinning/loss of hair? Second one is I live in Indiana is there a urologist who does castrations for men who want it done?
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A 34-year old male asked:
When a male goes for bilateral orchiectomy or surgical castration, are his testicles thrown away, taken for research or given back to the patient?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Does excessive alcohol drinking cause chemical castration. I read research where it was proved that pituitary gland and blood had indication of female level lowest T- Levels and no T-production in highly alcoholic men. your thoughts on it pls? thanks?
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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?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I m not a transgender. I m a normal male who wants to chemically castrate myself as I hate sexual arousal of any kind. That's just me. I m shy to tell this to my GP or psychiatrist so how am I supposed to get Firmagon or degarelix?
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A 37-year old asked:
What happens when a man is castrated?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I've been wanting to get castrated since I was 16. I'm almost 28 and also identify as a woman. How would I go about getting castrated and start hrt?
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A 45-year old asked:
I want to be castrated! how can I get it done? What kind of doctor do I have to see?
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