Title: Chemically Castrating: How It Works, Uses, and Side Effects
Headings: What Is Chemical Castration?
What Is Chemical Castration?
What is chemical castration?
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What are the side effects of chemical castration?
Other potential risks
How long does chemical castration last?
What’s the difference between chemical and surgical castration?
Medical uses of chemical castration
Chemical castration for people who are incarcerated for sexual violence
Takeaway

Content: A procedure called subcapsular orchiectomy involves removing your tissue that produces androgens instead of your entire testicle. This keeps your scrotum intact. If desired, artificial testicles can be inserted into your scrotum. Medical uses of chemical castration
Chemical castration is used to treat hormone-dependent cancers, such as prostate cancer. Lowering androgens can help slow cancer growth and metastasis. Chemical castration may be beneficial for prostate cancer that has spread or recurred after first-line treatment. Prostate cancers tend to be castration-sensitive early on. Over time, they can become castration-resistant, but may still be responsive to: anti-androgens
chemotherapy
immune therapy
Chemical castration can also be used to slow the progression of male breast cancer. Chemical castration for people who are incarcerated for sexual violence
Because it can reduce libido, some countries chemically castrate people who are incarcerated for sexual violence.