Title: Castration - Wikipedia
Headings: Castration
Castration
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History
Africa and the Middle East
Europe
Myth
Slavery
Punishment
Modern era
China
Non-Han peoples
Korea
Vietnam
Americas
Iran
Modern trafficking
Prevention of crime
Criticism
Music
Religion
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Others
Medical consequences
Psychoanalysis and literary theory
Chemical castration
Animals
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: The equivalent of castration for female animals is spaying. Estrogen levels drop following oophorectomy, and long-term effects of the reduction of sex hormones are significant throughout the body. Castration of animals is intended to favor a desired development of the animal or of its habits, as an anaphrodisiac or to prevent overpopulation. As above, see neutering for more information on castration of animals. The term castration may also be sometimes used to refer to emasculation where both the testicles and the penis are removed together. In some cultures, and in some translations, no distinction is made between the two. This can cause confusion. Contents
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History
1.1
Africa and the Middle East
1.2
Europe
1.2.1
Myth
1.2.2
Slavery
1.2.3
Punishment
1.2.4
Modern era
1.3
China
1.3.1
Non-Han peoples
1.4
Korea
1.5
Vietnam
1.6
Americas
1.7
Iran
2
Modern trafficking
3
Prevention of crime
3.1
Criticism
4
Music
5
Religion
5.1
Hinduism
5.2
Christianity
5.3
Judaism
5.4
Islam
5.5
Others
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Medical consequences
7
Psychoanalysis and literary theory
8
Chemical castration
9
Animals
10
See also
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References
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Bibliography
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External links
History
The Castration of Uranus: fresco by Vasari & Cristofano Gherardi (c. 1560, Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence)
It is unknown when castration was first practiced, nor where it was invented. It may be that it arose independently in more than one place, but there is evidence that it was practiced as far back as 4,000 BC based on descriptions in the cult of Ishtar and Uruk.