Title: What is Castration? (with pictures)
Headings: What is Castration?
What is Castration?
Tara Barnett
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Content: Castration is any process that causes an animal to lose reproductive viability. The term is used for humans and many animals, often referring to an intentional surgical or chemical process, but also to accidental loss of function. There are many different methods of castrating an animal, and many different reasons why it may be performed intentionally. Side effects of castration when performed safely and medically monitored are manageable for humans, although other castrated animals are known to demonstrate different behaviors than intact animals. Castration is commonly done on pet cats and dogs. Human castration has been a relatively common procedure throughout history, particularly for men. While it was once common to remove the entirety of the male genitals, it has become much more acceptable to disable only the testicles. Most men do not consider a vasectomy to be castration, even though it meets the definition, because it does not involve complete removal of the testicles and because it is typically reversible. A castrated male horse is called a gelding. Female castration is often a more complicated procedure, and sometimes the term is used as a synonym for female genital mutilation.