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Surgically3

• The testicles are surgically removed. (wikipedia.org)
• In attempt to bring more severe penalties to people convicted of raping children 13 or younger, Sen. Barrow's bill would require those offenders to have their testicles surgically castrated. (kalb.com)
• An individual assigned male at birth whose testicles have been surgically removed or rendered nonfunctional and who identifies as a eunuch. (msdmanuals.com)

Scrotum7

• One or both testicles is removed through a small cut in your scrotum. (healthline.com)
• The tissues around the testicles are removed from the scrotum. (healthline.com)
• In a normal horse, only the spermatic cord (black arrowhead) would be seen passing through the canal, and the testicle would be located external to the abdomen within the scrotum. (acvs.org)
• This term describes the condition in which one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) testicles do not descend normally into the scrotum. (acvs.org)
• The retained testicle may be located anywhere from within the abdomen to within the inguinal canal, which is the normal passage route into the scrotum (Figure 1). (acvs.org)
• During castration, the skin covering the piglets' scrotum is cut open, typically without anesthesia. (peta.org)
• Seminomas will involve the swelling of the testicles and scrotum which may extend to the abdominal area. (pethealthandcare.com)

Scrotal sacs2

• Most male cats have developed testicles in the scrotal sacs, but in some cases, one or both testicles remain in the abdominal region and do not pass down in the scrotal sacs. (gatoisland.com)
• Sertoli cell tumors are symptomised by a swelling of the scrotal sacs and the testicles. (pethealthandcare.com)

Neutering5

• Neutering involves removal of the testicles of male dogs and cats and is called castration. (vcahospitals.com)
• and, as we learn more and more about the impacts of traditional canine neutering (castration), vasectomy surgery is becoming increasingly popular. (speakingforspot.com)
• Castration is referred to as "neutering" because the reproductive organs (testicles) are removed. (speakingforspot.com)
• Neutering a cat (castration for males, spaying for females) is a simple procedure that can usually be performed from 4 months of age. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)
• Neutering (also known as castration) and spaying are the common term used to describe the surgical procedure during which both testicles (in males) and uterus and its parts (in females) are removed in order to sterilize (make infertile) a male and female dog respectively. (articlesfactory.com)

Males3

• Castration in males. (wikipedia.org)
• Effect of castration in adolescent and young adult males upon further changes in the proportion of bare and hairy scalp. (wikidoc.org)
• In males, the process is called castration, in which the male cat's testicles are entirely removed. (gatoisland.com)

Orchiectomy4

• An orchiectomy is surgery done to remove one or both of your testicles. (healthline.com)
• Your doctor may recommend orchiectomy if you're in generally good health, and if the cancer cells have not spread beyond your testicles or far beyond your prostate gland. (healthline.com)
• An orchiectomy, or surgical castration, is a type of surgery for prostate cancer, but it's also a hormone therapy because the end goal is to manipulate a man's hormones in order to stop the spread of cancer. (prostate.net)
• An orchiectomy is the surgical removal of the testicles. (prostate.net)

Testicular6

• This may be done if you've found a lump in your testicle and your doctor wants to test your testicular tissue for cancer. (healthline.com)
• Prevalence of left and right testicular retention is nearly equal, though retained left testes are more often in the abdomen while the right retained testicle is more often in the inguinal canal. (acvs.org)
• Castration eliminates the risk of testicular cancer. (wikidoc.org)
• Older, unneutered dogs are prone to testicular cancer and these are fairly common in male dogs although one need not worry as castration usually cures the dog of this condition. (pethealthandcare.com)
• Testicular cancer causes in dogs is fairly unknown although dogs with undescended testicles are more at risk as compared to dogs with fully descended testicles. (pethealthandcare.com)
• Dog testicular cancer treatment is primarily castration and in most cases it stops with that. (pethealthandcare.com)

Testosterone7

• Without the testicles, your body can't make as much testosterone. (healthline.com)
• A vet removes both testicles which takes away the main source of the male hormone, testosterone. (bluecross.org.uk)
• Similarly, testosterone-depletion treatment (either surgical removal of both testicles or [[chemical castration]]) is used to greatly reduce sexual drive or interest in those with sexual drives, obsessions, or behaviors, or any combination of those that may be considered deviant. (wikidoc.org)
• The testicles are where testosterone is produced. (speakingforspot.com)
• So, it makes sense that castration (removal of both testicles) reduces testosterone production to almost nil. (speakingforspot.com)
• If ever you become unhappy with the role testosterone is playing in your vasectomized dog's life (he's humping everything in sight, he's jumping the fence to be with the neighbor's dog who is in heat), you can always opt for castration at a later date. (speakingforspot.com)
• While castration does not calm dogs down, it can reduce testosterone-driven actions such as mounting behaviour. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)

Incision5

• Police say Pennington used a scalpel from a field surgical kit to disconnect and remove the person's two testicles before he stitched up the incision. (ibtimes.co.uk)
• One or both testicles are then cut out from the surrounding tissues and vessels, and removed through the incision. (healthline.com)
• If your male dog is being castrated, a vet will make a small incision so that their testicles can be removed. (bluecross.org.uk)
• Closed castration describes removing the testicles along with the tunics without making an incision into the tunics. (dvm360.com)
• Open castration describes making an incision into the tunic (open) and removing the testicle, vas deferens, and associated vessels but leaving the incised tunic. (dvm360.com)

Fetish2

• A Florida man was arrested after allegedly performing a botched castration on a man he'd met on a dark web fetish website for eunuchs. (oxygen.com)
• Van Ryswyk told deputies he'd met the victim on a "a website for those that have a fetish for castration," according to an arrest report cited by Buzzfeed News . (oxygen.com)

Inguinal2

• The testicle (black arrow) is resting in the abdomen next to the inguinal canal (white arrow). (acvs.org)
• Combination of external and rectal palpation +/- ultrasonographic examination to locate a testicle within the abdomen or inguinal canal. (acvs.org)

Hormone production1

• A vasectomy procedure prevents breeding while keeping the testicles and associated hormone production, but this is rarely performed in dogs. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)

Deferens2

• The testicles are then squeezed out and the spermatic cords (vas deferens) are either severed or simply torn off. (peta.org)
• Whether performed on a human or a dog, vasectomy surgery involves clamping, cutting, or ligating (tying off) the vas deferens, the duct that transports sperm out of the testicle and into the semen. (speakingforspot.com)

Barbaric1

• But while castration-for-entertainment's-sake seems barbaric today, it was quite commonplace at the time, and its victims were celebrated. (mentalfloss.com)

Cryptorchidism1

• The penis may be small, the testicles undescended (cryptorchidism) or various degrees of "feminization" of the genitals may be present. (encyclopedia.com)

19th-century2

• Researchers say the childhood castration and subsequent opera career of 19th-century singer Gaspare Pacchierotti left permanent marks on his skeleton. (mentalfloss.com)
• In her thesis, Elin Björk investigates the treatment method that was prevalent from the late 19th century to the early 20th century: castration. (liu.se)

Prevents1

• This prevents sperm produced in the testicles from entering the ejaculated semen (which is mostly produced in the seminal vesicles and prostate). (wikipedia.org)

Cancerous1

• Unless both testicles are cancerous, only one is removed. (wikidoc.org)

Procedure3

• Castration is a routine procedure which does not require overnight hospitalisation, with an average recovery time of 7-10 days. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)
• The recommended treatment is castration but surgery is more complicated with greater risks than a routine procedure in a young dog. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)
• A more elaborate procedure is required to remove such testicles. (gatoisland.com)

Rapists1

• Men who are pedophiles or rapists, for instance, have opted for surgical castration. (metrotimes.com)

Removal3

• скопцы , also transliterated as Skoptzy , Skoptzi , Skoptsi , Scoptsy ) were a secret sect of Christianity in imperial Russia , best known for practicing ritual castration of their men, and the removal of their women's breasts, in accordance with their teachings against sexual lust. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
• Obviously, this operation involves the removal of testicles. (spiked-online.com)
• The removal of interior of the male cat's testicles is the sole reason why sexing a cat can be a bit tricky. (pictures-of-cats.org)

Typically1

• Castrations after the onset of puberty will typically reduce the sex drive considerably or eliminate it altogether. (wikidoc.org)

Chemical4

• Chemical Castration==== Chemical castration is a form of temporary castration caused by hormonal medication. (wikidoc.org)
• In the case of chemical castration, ongoing regular injections of [[anti-androgen]]s are administered. (wikidoc.org)
• Chemical castration seems to have a greater effect on bone density than physical castration. (wikidoc.org)
• On the tour, one of our readers has commented on Pfizer's Improvac - Chemical castration vaccine. (thepigsite.com)

Cult1

• The eighteenth century Russian Skoptzy (скопцы) sect was an example of a castration cult, where its members regarded castration as a way of renouncing the sins of the flesh. (newworldencyclopedia.org)

Offenders1

• However, Sweden Democrat spokesperson Martin Kinnunen told Expo that surgical castration of under aged sex offenders is not an issue the party is currently pursuing. (thelocal.se)

Routine1

• Immature horses may be undetected until they are examined just prior to routine castration. (acvs.org)

Vasectomy1

• With vasectomy surgery, the testicles remain in place, so the dog is not considered to be "neutered. (speakingforspot.com)

Practice1

• The first recorded practice of castration to intentionally produce eunuchs dates as far back as 2,000BC - more than 4,000 years ago - in the ancient city of Lagash - located in what would now be modern day Iraq. (dailymail.co.uk)

Remove2

• The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles. (basicjokes.com)
• Having used a corkscrew to remove Castro's testicles, Seabra - who competed unsuccessfully on a Portuguese modeling reality show - told investigators he was only trying to "to get rid of demons, to get rid of the virus" - the gay virus, not HIV, apparently. (queerty.com)

Allegedly1

• He allegedly told deputies that he had previously performed castrations on animals and had removed one of his own testicles in 2012. (oxygen.com)

Conspiracy2

• In a literary tragedy that reverberates through to the present, a conspiracy of goddesses acting as damsels brought about the castration of Momus, the god of satire . (purplemotes.net)
• Each man faces 10 felony counts five each of castration without malice and conspiracy to commit castration without malice as well as eight misdemeanor counts of performing medical acts without a license. (metrotimes.com)

Puberty2

• The childhood disease mumps , if acquired after puberty, can infect and destroy the testicles - a disease called viral orchitis. (encyclopedia.com)
• Medical consequences === A subject of castration who is castrated before the onset of [[puberty]] will retain a high voice, non-muscular build, and small genitals. (wikidoc.org)

Small1

• Castration leaves small bumps of fur. (pictures-of-cats.org)

Surgery4

• This photograph of an undescended testicle (black arrow) was taken during laproscopic surgery on a cryptorchid horse. (acvs.org)
• Castration tends to be a "bigger deal" surgery in that the incisions are larger and there is more overall tissue trauma. (speakingforspot.com)
• It referred to the sex-reassignment surgery that Green's 16-year-old son underwent in Thailand as a castration. (spiked-online.com)
• In the UK most spay procedures involve removing the ovaries and uterus en mass , however some practices now offer minimally invasive keyhole surgery during which just the ovaries are usually removed. (thehealthypetclub.co.uk)

Humans2

• Castration in humans has been proposed, and sometimes used, as a method of birth control in certain poorer regions. (wikidoc.org)
• however, most religions today believe that castration goes against God 's will for humanity by preventing humans from procreation. (newworldencyclopedia.org)

Tissues2

• In general, the testicles are easier to exteriorize using an open technique as the only attachment to other tissues is at the epididymis. (dvm360.com)
• With a closed castration, the external surface of the tunic is attached to the surrounding tissues. (dvm360.com)

Women's1

• Thus, knowledge of how the female body functioned was transferred to the male body, and by extension, knowledge of women's bodies was used as an argument for the castration of men. (liu.se)

Body3

• They found that the star's early castration and later musical success had indeed left traces on his body. (mentalfloss.com)
• My thesis shows that when it comes to the castration of men, the female body has been the norm. (liu.se)
• It is not necessary to pull the testicle out, far from the body risking accidentally tearing the vessels. (dvm360.com)

Dogs1

• In male dogs it's called castration . (bluecross.org.uk)

Treatment3

• For men with prostate problems, castration was a treatment method for many years. (liu.se)
• But by studying castration as a treatment for benign prostate enlargement, Elin Björk discovered that the prevalent notion in medicine of the man as norm is not always accurate. (liu.se)
• Castration as a treatment method for prostate hypertrophy 1893-1910. (liu.se)

Found1

• Gary Van Ryswyck was arrested after messing up during a castration he was performing on a man he found through the dark web. (oxygen.com)

Young2

• The head of a Sweden Democrat party district and member of the party's election committee used the party's website to call for the castration of four young boys suspected of sexual crimes. (thelocal.se)
• And getting your testicles cut off at a young age? (mentalfloss.com)

Back1

• Archaeological finds at Çatalhöyük, a large Neolithic town of southern Anatolia, suggest that such practices were common in the worship as far back as 7500 B.C.E. The Galli, Roman followers of Cybele, also practiced ritual self-castration, known as sanguinaria . (newworldencyclopedia.org)

Require1

• The bad news is that it will require castration. (basicjokes.com)

Makes1

• In most species, castration makes male mammals less aggressive both to other animals and to their owners. (dvm360.com)

Life1

• In whole, voluntary castration is an act to improve the life, whether spiritual or physical, of a mortal man. (freeessaycollection.com)

Rare1

• Monorchidism (complete absence of one testicle) is rare in the horse and should only be considered after extensive testing and, potentially, surgical exploration. (acvs.org)

Reasons1

• Depending on the culture and era, there have been many different reasons for castration. (freeessaycollection.com)