Title: Penis removal - Wikipedia
Headings: Penis removal
Penis removal
Contents
Penis removal in medicine and psychology
History of involuntary penis removal
China
Japan
Arab slave trade
Treatment and effects of penis removal
Phalloplasty
See also
References

Content: In Russia, men of a devout group of Spiritual Christians known as the Skoptsy were castrated, either undergoing "greater castration", which entailed removal of the penis, or "lesser castration", in which the penis remained in place, while Skoptsy women underwent mastectomy. These procedures were performed in an effort to eliminate lust and to restore the Christian to a pristine state that existed prior to original sin. In the modern era, removing the human penis for any such activity is very rare (with some exceptions listed below), and references to removal of the penis are almost always symbolic. Castration is less rare, and is performed as a last resort in the treatment of androgen -sensitive prostate cancer. Contents
1 Penis removal in medicine and psychology
2 History of involuntary penis removal
2.1 China
2.2 Japan
2.3 Arab slave trade
3 Treatment and effects of penis removal
3.1 Phalloplasty
4 See also
5 References
Penis removal in medicine and psychology
Main article: Penectomy
Some men have penile amputations, known as penectomies, for medical reasons. Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of all or part of the penis. In some instances, botched childhood circumcisions have also resulted in full or partial penectomies. A man who has his penis removed may have one or more problems with his personality, urination, sex life, and vulnerable testicles; he may also experience a phantom penis (see phantom limb ).