Title: Castration - BME Encyclopedia
Headings: Castration
Castration
Contents
The reasons for castration
Methods
Surgical Removal
Elastrator
Burdizzo
Injection of Caustic Substances
Heating
Castrators
Doctors
Cutters
Legal ramifications of using a cutter
Self-castration
The consequences of castration
See Also
External Links

Content: Castration - BME Encyclopedia
Castration
Castration is the removal or destruction of one or both testicles. It is NOT the removal of the penis ( penectomy) or scrotum ( scrotal removal or scrotal reduction ). Contents
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1 The reasons for castration
2 Methods
2.1 Surgical Removal
2.2 Elastrator
2.3 Burdizzo
2.4 Injection of Caustic Substances
2.5 Heating
3 Castrators
3.1 Doctors
3.2 Cutters
3.2.1 Legal ramifications of using a cutter
3.3 Self-castration
4 The consequences of castration
5 See Also
6 External Links
The reasons for castration
Although castration is considered a step towards sexual reassignment for many MTF transsexual/transgendered people, as well as being one of the standard treatments for several varieties of cancer, this article primarily deals with those who undergo the procedure on a voluntary basis, for its own sake. Most voluntary castrations fall into two categories. The first is those who are castrated as a result of a sexual fantasy, who find the idea arousing, and who plan on continuing to engage in sexual activity post-castration. The second are those who desire castration to put an end to that side of themselves, and plan to remain celibate after their testicles have been removed. Traditionally, the medical community has believed that both groups of people are suffering from mental illness, but recently that idea has begun to change. One eunuch explains,
"I've been to see a local psychiatrist, by the way, just to settle my own curiosity about whether I'm tightly wrapped or not, and he thinks I'm just fine, except for this one strange but not uncommon fixation. This seems to be the case with most eunuchs I know, that they are all great guys and mostly very intelligent, successful, artistic, sports-minded and fun-loving but have this strange fixation. Each, by the way, has his own personal reasons for getting castrated (neutered, nutted, de-balled, and other terms we use with each other) and no two of these reasons are the same for any two eunuchs, except for the one about feeling out of control (being fanatical about having sex all the time without the ability to control one's sexual activities).