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CastrationThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Castration but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.News: Castration PR-USA.net (press release)The first Phase III trial is testing abiraterone acetate in patients with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed after href=http://harrisondailytimes.com/articles/2009/07/16/news/doc4a5e6e89c951e007882913.txt"Storm kills 16 head of cattle - 16 Jul 2009 Harrison Daily TimesStudents do all of the vet work, assisting with dehorning, castration and shots. Some of the cattle are exhibited at the fair. The high school principal href=http://www.examiner.com/x-8553-Dallas-GLBT-Arts-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Queer-Theatre--John-XII--Allegory-for-Moral-Relativism"Queer Theatre : John XII : Allegory for Moral Relativism - 16 Jul 2009 Examiner.comIronically virility functions as a central theme of the show, there's precious little estrogen present and repeated references to castration and genitals href=http://www.pigprogress.net/photo-gallery/farm-visits/photo-report-wolters-farm-the-netherlands-3189.html"Photo Gallery / Farm Visits - 16 Jul 2009 PigProgress.netAccording to a recent Dutch industry convenant, male piglets have to be anaesthesised prior to castration. Therefore the breeding section is equipped with href=http://www.urotoday.com/content/view/2223268/61/"Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Castration-Resistant ... - Jul 13, 2009 UroTodayCTCs enumerated from 100 patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer were correlated with clinicopathologic characteristics and conventional href=http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/No-room-for-farmers-to.5463646.jp"No room for farmers to show complacency over standards - Jul 15, 2009 ScotsmanIn his annual report he states: "Ethical issues were raised in our 2008 report on lamb castration and tail-docking. In the case of tail docking, href=http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/17380/Police_Finally_Nabs_Armed_Robber.html"Police Finally Nabs Armed Robber - Jul 15, 2009 Liberian Daily Observer...alleged involvement in the May 29, 2009 armed robbery incident that led to the 'castration' of a motorcycle rider on Kakata Weala highway in the County. href=http://www.navarrepress.com/200907151535/the-news/beach/county-puts-horse-ride-request-to-pasture-%7C-navarrepresscom.html"County puts horse ride request to pasture - Jul 15, 2009 Navarre PressThe fundraiser would help pay for a low-cost castration clinic for stallions. Each rider would pay a $50 entry fee. Campbell said her group is concerned href=http://www.windsorstar.com/Medication+subdue+rape+hound+judge+told/1751468/story.html"Medication may subdue 'rape hound,' judge told - Jul 14, 2009 Windsor StarNikota said Bastien had been on court-ordered chemical castration medication, was under mandatory psychiatric care and police supervision and was banned href=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/14/sotomayor_and_castration/"No, Sotomayor does not want your testicles - Jul 14, 2009 Salon...entirely surprising if some enterprising Republican senator asked her, before the week was out, for her judicial philosophy on the matter of castration. href=http://www.meatinternational.com/news/slaughtering/belgian-abattoirs-hesitant-towards-boar-taint-vaccine-id1616.html"Belgian abattoirs hesitant towards boar taint vaccine 13 Jul 2009 - Jul 13, 2009 Meat InternationalThe vaccine can be used as alternative to unanaesthesised piglet castration – and is intended to prevent boar taint. So far, it is unclear how the German href=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Allahabad/AMC-project-on-stray-dogs-fails-to-see-light-of-day/articleshow/4759816.cms"AMC project on stray dogs fails to see light of day - Jul 9, 2009 Times of IndiaThe duty of the veterinary department of AMC was to catch the stray dogs and make arrangements for their castration and leave the castrated animals in the href=http://www.wowowow.com/entertainment/liz-smith-brits-survey-alaska-sarah-palin-whitney-houston-comeback-339500"Liz Smith: Brits Survey Alaska's Sarah - Jul 15, 2009 Women on the WebThey cite Van Gogh's psychotic episodes, a family history of mental illness and his self-mutilation of cutting off his ear as a symbol of sexual castration, href=http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020683.html"Namibia: Castrate Rapists, Abusive Women, MPs Demand - Jul 2, 2009 AllAfrica.comMoongo's remark sent chuckles through the House while CoD Member Nora-Schimming-Chase said castration for male rapists could be the answer. href=http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/27/michaels-estate-may-turn-around/"Michael's Estate May Turn Around - Jun 26, 2009 TMZ.comCastration before puberty (or in its early stages) prevents a boy's larynx from being transformed by the normal physiological events of puberty. href=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/2009/07/16/stories/2009071650110300.htm"Surfacing the Hidden Persuaders - Jul 15, 2009 Business LineOn shaving: For some men, the act of cutting the beard, a manly attribute is symbolic of the act of castration. Hence it is not a wise thing to show the act href=http://www.examiner.com/x-1423-Baltimore-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Senate-confirmation-hearings-shift-media-attention-to-Judge-Sonia-Sotomayor"Senate confirmation hearings shift media attention to Judge Sonia ... - Jul 13, 2009 Examiner.comLuis Gonzalez: “Sotomayor called for the castration of 'every white male,' Obama sez 'no biggie.'â€? Edward Snyder: “Sotomayor has poor judgement [sic] in href=http://www.ksbw.com/news/19818108/detail.html"Tempers Subside Over James Lamb's Release - Jun 21, 2009 KSBW...any kind of harm to anyone ever again," Lamb said. He completed California's program for sexual offenders which included chemical and physical castration. href=http://www.informante.web.na/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4380&Itemid=105"President Pohamba must dissolve Parliament instantaneously - Jul 9, 2009 InformanteI wonder whether castration of abusive men and women would solve any problem. This is in direct defiance of the Namibian Constitution, Article 8 (2) (b) href=http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/07/is_slates_takedown_of_free-ran.html"Is Slate's Takedown of Free-Range Pork Just a Bunch of Hogwash? - Jul 1, 2009 New York MagazineContrary to the article's assertion that castration is deeply painful to a pig, Small says, “My husband castrates them and I have to admit I was very href=http://www.modernghana.com/news/227390/1/brong-ahafo-region-records-3746-hivaids-cases.html"Brong Ahafo Region records 3746 HIV/AIDS cases - Jul 15, 2009 Modern GhanaIn a related development, participants at a policy dialogue meeting on HIV/AIDS advocated the castration of culprits in rape and defilement cases to deter href=http://www.informante.web.na/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4405&Itemid=100"Castrate one rapist as an example – Dr Amathila - Jul 9, 2009 InformanteDEPUTY Prime Minister, Dr Libertina Amathila, has called for the castration of rapists to stop others from the habit. Contributing to a motion on href=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2422719/"BUYINS.NET: PARD, ASX, SFI, CORE, EGBN Expected To Be Lower ... - Jul 15, 2009 Trading Markets (press release)...trials in metastatic colorectal and castration-resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancers; and a clinical trial of oral picoplatin in solid tumors. href=http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=330633"BRD In Feedlot Cattle: Environmental, Genetic & Economic Factors - Jul 15, 2009 CattleNetwork.comSteers were more likely to become sick with BRD than heifers; castration before entry in the feedlot may be a predisposing cause. href=http://blogout.justout.com/?p=9066"After All This Time, Still Second-Class Citizens? - Jun 28, 2009 Just OutIt was a crime punishable by castration in seven states. No laws — federal, state or local — protected gay people from being denied jobs or housing. href=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/23/5-Kenyans-sue-Britain-over-Mau-Mau-prisons/UPI-30521245787475/"5 Kenyans sue Britain over Mau Mau prisons - Jun 23, 2009 United Press International..."A number of them suffered from castration. Women suffered from horrendous sexual abuse. Many, many Maus Maus were beaten, tortured and killed. href=http://www.theherald.com.au/blogs/jeff-corbett/world-without-men/1563825.aspx"World without men - Jul 9, 2009 Newcastle HeraldMight not castration as a condition of freedom for the last generation of males be a relief for everyone? Phht....Dunno what would happen in my household href=http://www.jacksboronewspapers.com/news/get-news.asp?id=12072&catid=3&cpg=get-news.asp"Full Story - Jun 23, 2009 Jack County Herald...also received hands-on Beef Quality Assurance procedural demonstrations on topics ranging from vaccinations and branding to dehorning and castration. href=http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/paclitaxel_estramustine_and_carboplatin_combination_chemotherapy_after_initial_docetaxelbased_chemotherapy_in_castrationresistant_prostate_cancer__abstract06202009.html"Paclitaxel, Estramustine and Carboplatin Combination Chemotherapy ... - Jun 21, 2009 UroTodayManagement of castration-resistant prostate cancer after docetaxel has become an unmet need for which various agents have been investigated. href=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=40826"Breed of the week: the "super pleaser" Pit Bull - Jul 10, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleThey would accompany farmers into the fields to assist with bringing bulls in for breeding, castration or slaughter. Typically these "bulldogs" would help href=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0715/1224250688703.html"The dark side of Irish film - Jul 14, 2009 Irish TimesOver six days, the lucky viewer could enjoy castration, slow decay, decapitation, the brutal killing of (rather oddly) two unrelated sheep and the actual href=http://shanghai.urbanatomy.com/index.php/entertainment/1646-records-of-the-grand-historian-"Books: Records of the Grand Historian å?²è®° - Jul 1, 2009 Urbanatomy & That's ShanghaiBut the emperor was not amused and sentenced Sima to death, a punishment which could only be commuted by the payment of a large sum of money or castration. href=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/107644-thriller-nevermore/"Thriller, Nevermore: Michael Jackson's Tell-Tale Obsession with ... - Jul 6, 2009 PopMattersDespite vehement assertions to Diane Sawyer, many said the same (well, minus the necrophilia and castration stuff) of Jackson's marriages to Lisa Marie href=http://www.vancouversun.com/UVic+needs+Pest+Control+course/1789110/story.html"UVic needs to add Pest Control 101 course - Jul 14, 2009 Vancouver SunThe advantage over simple castration, you see, is that as with humans, the surgically-altered male carries on as before, staking out territory, href=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1097437.html"Psychiatry and the Final Solution - Jul 2, 2009 Ha'aretzAlso subject to castration were Germans who suffered from various disorders like depression or addictions. And of course, both Jews and Gypsies were defined href=http://www.urotoday.com/content/view/2223260/61/"Editorial - Androgen Receptor Expression in Prostate Cancer Cells ... - Jul 14, 2009 UroTodayPrevious studies suggest that EGFR and ErbB2 contribute to enhanced AR activity in the setting of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). href=http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/07/back_to_reality_after_the_amazing_meetin.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&utm_medium=link&utm_content=channellink"Now what? - Jul 14, 2009 ScienceBlogs...nasty forms of quackery to "cure" them, including chelation therapy (which can kill), chemical castration, and even quack "stem cell therapies. href=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/110107/The-Tuesday-Small-For-All-News-Report:-07.14.09.htm"The Tuesday Small-For-All News Report: 07.14.09 - Jul 13, 2009 411mania.comAs for Hammer's involvement with the Venis Castration, I'm a tad shocked but pleased at the same time. Lastly, in regards to Hammer taking over for NBC href=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2416647/"DC Moms Blog: Steeling for shockers on laundry day - Jul 13, 2009 Trading Markets (press release)Castration bands. They slip these on the bulls' you know, and it makes them shrivel up and, well, you know. Only I didn't know. I thought, "Oh looky! href=http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/14/shruthi-haasan-skips-jacksons-memorial-concert-16450/"Shruthi Haasan skips Jackson's memorial concert - Jul 15, 2009 Gaea TimesDisrespect, Homosexual, [and Castration?] Doubtful: Just subscribe!! Special T.. http://digg.com/u18SW2 tubevideos Vlog Rest In Peace Michael Jackson: Actor href=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2009/07/sun-sentinel_topix_comments.php"Where Did All the Sentinel Comments Go? - Jul 13, 2009 Broward New TimesNormally that would be flooded with dozens of comments, many of them calling for castration and capital punishment. Instead, it has only 18 so far, href=http://www.groundviews.org/2009/07/15/sri-lankan-media-awards-and-lasantha-who/"Sri Lankan media awards and Lasantha who? - Jul 14, 2009 GroundviewsAre the Editors of papers that ignorant, or has the castration of mainstream media worked that well that they can just choose to ignore facts such as this, href=http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=17740"Love Exposure at Fantasia - Jul 9, 2009 Hour.caIn that case, a teaser: one of the best, most tastefully done incest/castration scenes ever. Exposure is a romantic comedy/horror movie unlike any other href=http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/amanda_lang/2009/07/congress-has-an-opportunity-to.php?ref=reccafe"Congress has an opportunity to launch real investigation into ... - Jul 11, 2009 TPMCafé...hunts" and endangering national security. The Democrats need to do this in order to rehabilitate itself and recover from its decade long self-castration. href=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/review-luis-gispert-at-otero-plassart-.html"Review: Luis Gispert at Otero Plassart - Jun 26, 2009 Los Angeles TimesIn between play out dramas of vulnerability, innocence and power, sexual predation, the encouragement of Oedipal urges, and spins on Freud's castration href=http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_192203521.html"Navarro County Ag Update - Jul 11, 2009 Corsicana Daily SunIn terms of management (parasite control, vaccination, castration, dehorning, implanting, weaning, etc.) in a controlled program you would process cattle href=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/5805012/Will-the-real-Van-Gogh-stand-up.html"Will the real Van Gogh stand up? - Jul 11, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukOne study pointed out the similarity between the Dutch words for ear (lel) and penis (lul), contending that the act was a symbolic self-castration, Background information on Castration [When available] Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy or orchidectomy is any action, surgical, chemical or otherwise, by which a biological male loses use of the testes. This causes sterilization, i.e. prevents them from reproducing; it also greatly reduces the production of certain hormones, such as testosterone. It should not be confused with penectomy, which is the whole or partial removal of the penis. The term "castration" is sometimes also used to refer to the removal of the ovaries in the non-male, otherwise known as an oophorectomy or, in animals, spaying. The estrogen that the non-males produce becomes obsolete with this surgical procedure. Castration in humans History Castration was frequently used in certain cultures, such as in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa or China, for religious or social reasons. After battles, winners castrated their captives or bodies of the defeated to symbolise their victory and 'seize' their power. Castrated men - eunuchs - were often admitted to special social classes. Eunuchs were also often used to guard harems. Castration also figured in a number of religious cults: see castration cults. Other religions, for example Judaism, were strongly opposed to the practice. In Europe, when women were not allowed to sing in public, young boys were sometimes castrated to prevent their voices breaking at puberty and to develop a special high voice. These men, known as castrati were very popular in the Eighteenth Century. The practice of employing castrati lasted longest in Italian churches, most notoriously in the Sistine Chapel Choir. [1] [2] Remains of transsexual women or transgendered people from as far back as the Roman era have been uncovered and confirmed to have undergone castration. Castration in humans has been proposed, and sometimes used, as a method of birth control in certain poorer regions. Reasons Surgical removal of a testicle is done in the case of testicular cancer. Surgical removal of both testicles or chemical castration may be carried out in the case of prostate cancer, as hormone treatment to slow down the cancer. [3] Male-to-female transsexual women, as well as some transgendered people, often undergo castration. Castration can be done before, during, or in place of sex reassignment surgery. A temporary chemical castration has been studied and developed as a preventive measure and punishment for several repeated sex crimes such as rape or other sexually related violence. Chemical or surgical castration is being discussed in many countries in particular as a voluntary surgical measure: an option for child molesters to avoid (long-term) imprisonment. In the case of chemical castration, regular injections of anti-androgens would probably be required. However, this treatment is not as effective as commonly believed, for there have been numerous cases of castrated men continuing to molest children. There is also evidence that voluntary castration is used in modern societies for reasons such as control of libido, body modification, and in some cases of extreme sexual masochism, for purposes of sexual excitement (see paraphilia and apotemnophilia). Since voluntary castration is not generally supported by the medical community, an underground network of castrators (generally called "cutters") without medical licenses has formed. Surgery performed by untrained personnel outside a properly equipped medical facility is dangerous, and there have been cases of severe bleeding and other medical emergencies. Alternatively, self-castration (or autocastration) is occasionally performed, though it carries significant risk. Many who desire castration travel to developing countries, where medicine is less tightly regulated, and have the procedure performed by a doctor. Involuntary castration also appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side to torture or demoralize their enemies. It was also practiced to extinguish opposing male lineages and thus allow the victor to possess the defeated men's women. Involuntary castration under such circumstances involved excruciating pain and humiliation as well as various physical, social, and psychological consequences. Ancient Greek writings report Persian forces castrating defeated foes. Tamerlane was recorded to have castrated Armenian prisoners of war who had fought as allies of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I; others were buried alive. Gibbon's famous work, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire reports castration of defeated foes at the hands of the Normans. The Vietcong have sometimes been accused of castrating US war prisoners, Vietnamese village elders, and others who opposed their policies. Castration has also been used in modern conflicts, as the Janjaweed militiamen currently (as of 2005) attacking citizens of the Darfur region in Sudan often castrate villagers as part of a campaign of terror. Sima Qian, the famous Chinese Historian, was castrated by order of the Emperor of China for dissent. Another famous victim of castration was the medieval monk Abelard, castrated by his lover's relatives. The Heaven's Gate cult of Marshall Applewhite had several male members, including Applewhite himself, who underwent castration for religious reasons. Medical consequences A subject of castration who is castrated before the onset of puberty will retain his high voice, slight build and small genitals, will not develop pubic hair, and will have a small sex drive or none at all. In ancient times castration often involved the total removal of all the male genitalia. This involved great danger of death due to bleeding or infection, and in some states such as the Byzantine Empire was seen as the same as a death sentence. Removal of only the testicles entailed much less risk. That said, the Hijras of India still practice the total removal of the male genitalia. Castrations after the onset of puberty will typically reduce the sex drive considerably or eliminate it altogether. Castrates can, however, still have erections, orgasms and ejaculations. The voice will normally not change. Some castrates report mood changes, such as depression or a more serene outlook on life. Body strength and muscle mass can decrease somewhat. Body hair may or may not decrease. Castration prevents baldness. In China, male castration of a person who entered the caste of eunuchs under imperial times involved the removal of all genitalia, that is, the removal of the penis, testicles and scrotum. The removed organs were returned to the eunuch, to be interred with him once he dies, so upon rebirth, he could become a whole man again. The penis, testicles and scrotum were euphemistically termed as bao (?) in Mandarin Chinese, which literally means 'precious treasure'. Consequently, eunuchs suffered from a range of urogenital problems associated with the removal of their sexual organs, and they had their own specialist doctors who catered to their health needs. Castration In Veterinary Practice Castration is common in animal husbandry and animal fancy, where it is intended for favouring a given desired development of the animal or of its habits. In animal fancy Usually domestic pets are subject to castration in order to avoid sexual frustration or sexual contacts and consequent reproduction. In the case of pets, this is usually called neutering. breeding specimens are kept entire and fetch higher prices when sold. In animal husbandry In the food industry, cattle and other ruminants are often castrated in order to increase their weight and improve the taste of the meat (with the advantage of relevant economies of scale for the breeder). Male animals may also be castrated in order to make them more tractable. A specialized vocabulary has arisen for neutered animals of given species:
Methods of veterinary castration include surgical removal, the use of an elastrator tool to secure a band around the testicles that disrupts the blood supply, the use of a Burdizzo tool to crush the spermatic cords and disrupt the blood supply, pharmacological injections and implants and immunological techniques to inoculate the animal against its own sexual hormones. From Wikipedia Background information on Search the web for more resources on Castration |
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