Title: Surgical Castration
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Surgical Castration
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Surgical Castration
Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)
Last Updated on Dec 13, 2019






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Surgical castration is a procedure where both the testes are removed. It renders the male infertile and reduces sexual urges. Surgical castration results in a permanent loss of sexual function. The procedure is done for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer and rarely for some bilateral cancers of the testes. Sometimes it maybe necessary to remove both the testis where there is a severe injury to the scrotum . ( 1)
Surgical castration has been often carried out in history for other reasons too. It has been used as a form of punishment for rapists, homosexuals, as well as for prisoners of war. There has been a renewed demand in the recent past to introduce surgical castration in sexual offenders specially rapists. However, most countries have given up surgical castration for habitual sexual offenders and opt for voluntary medical castration instead, where a chemical drug is injected or a tablet is given regularly. During surgical castration, a small incision is made in the scrotum under anesthesia and both the testes are removed.