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 him 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, nor with vasectomy, which is a procedure to sterilize a male by blocking the vasa deferentia, the t ...

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Castration - History. The practice of castration has roots before recorded human 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 ...

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Chemical castration is a form of castration caused by certain hormonal drugs. It was developed as a temporary preventive measure and punishment usually reserved for male sex offenders, typically child molesters and rapists. For male sex offenders, chemical castration is considered more humane than actual castration, and additionally it is not permanent. However the ACLU has condemned it as unconstitutional and a form of cruel and unusual punishment. In addition to ethical concerns, chemical castration may increase blood pressur ...

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A number of religious cults have included castration as a central theme of their practice. These include: The cult of Cybele, in which devotes castrated themselves in ecstatic emulation of Attis: see Gallus. Hijra (India) Some followers of early Christianity such as Origen considered castration as an acceptable way to counter sinful desires of the flesh. Bishop Melito of Sardis (d. ca 180) was a eunuch, according to the church history of Eusebius of Caesarea, though, significantly the word "virgin" was substituted in Rufino's Latin translation of Eusebius. ...

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Castration anxiety is an idea put forth by Sigmund Freud in his writings on the Oedipus complex; it posits a deep-seated fear or anxiety in boys and men said to originate during the genital stage of sexual development. It asserts that boys, when seeing a girl's genitalia, will falsely assume that the girl had her penis removed, probably as punishment for some misbehavior. The boy then becomes anxious lest the same happen to him. It is worth noting that in some cultures, notably 19th century Europe, it was not unheard of for par ...

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Bullock may refer to: bullock or ox, castrated male cattle Sandra Bullock, actress Alan Bullock, historian Other related archivesAlan Bullock, Sandra Bullock, actress, castrated, cattle, historian, male, ox

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A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functional. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 21st century B.C. Over the millennia since, they have performed a wide variety of functions in many different cultures such as courtiers or equivalent domestics, treble singers, religious specialists, government officials, military commanders, and guardians of women or harem servants. ...

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Barrow may refer to: A flat rectangular tray or cart with handles at each end, such as a wheelbarrow. A large mound of earth or stone placed over a burial site. A tumulus A castrated pig (the Oxford English Dictionary reports this as obsolete except in dialect usage in the United Kingdom, although the term is still used in some parts of the southern United States) B ...

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A wether is a male sheep, usually one made sterile by castration. Category: Sheep Other related archivesSheep, castration, sheep

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In politics, a bellwether (often, incorrectly, bellweather or bellwhether) is a region whose political tendencies match in microcosm what occurs in a wider area. For example, a bellwether constituency in a Westminster-style election is one which tends to swings back and forth between parties, generally electing the same party as which wins the overall vote. The term bellwether originates from the middle English bellewether, and refers to the practice of using a castrated ram (or “wether”) with ...

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The word neuter can refer to: the property of being neither biologically male or female: being asexual the sterilization (castration, spaying and neutering, etc.) of animals the neuter grammatical gender Other related archivesasexual, castration, grammatical gender, spaying and neutering, sterilization

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Fixed may refer to: fixed, a monospace font of X Window System a fixed currency a fixed exchange rate Fixed, an album by Nine Inch Nails Fixing an animal, meaning spaying or neutering, castrating, gelding, and so on Other related archivesFixed, Nine Inch Nails, X Window System, castrating, fixed, fixed currency, fixed exchange rate, font, gelding, monospace, spaying or neutering

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Galli was the Roman name for castrated followers of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, which can be regarded as transgendered in today's terms. Cybele's Galli were similar in form to other colleges of priests in Asia Minor that ancient authors described as "eunuchs", such as the priests of Atargatis described by Apuleius and Lucian, or the galloi of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The first Galli arrived in Rome when the Senate officially adopted Cybele as a state goddess in 203 BC. Until t ...

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Burdizzo is a castration method that uses a large clamp to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. These have also been used by some human males seeking self castration for various reasons, from a high sex drive remedy to those who seek religious or personal reasons to become a eunuch. It has also been used by those who have started transition from male to female in transgender cases in lieu ...

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A capon is a rooster (a male chicken) whose testicles were removed at a young age. Typically the castration is performed when the chicken is between 6 and 20 weeks old. The benefits are a non-aggressive male that can serve as a mother for baby chicks. They also produce ample, tender meat when butchered and as such are a choice poultry meat in some locales. ...

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Vagina dentata is Latin for toothed vagina. The myth of the vagina dentata in the Western world was popularized chiefly by Sigmund Freud, who found that it neatly meshed with his theories concerning castration anxiety. Freud bestowed this name on the phenomenon, inspired by a number of legends about women with vaginas which were supposed to contain teeth or other weapons, and with which they were supposed to be able to murder or castrate their sexual partners. The motif is contained in a number of myths from Asia, especially Southeast ...

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In Greek mythology, the Gigantes were a race of giants. They were born of Gaia, who was fertiziled by the blood of Ouranos that resulted from his castration by Cronus. The Gigantes attacked the Olympians in what is known as the Gigantomachy. Led on by Alcyoneus and Porphyrion, the Gigantes hoped to reach the top of Mount Olympus by stacking the mountain ranges of Thessaly, Pelion and Ossa, on top of each other. The Olympians called upon the aid of Heracles after a prophecy warned them that he was required to defeat the Gigante. Heracles slew not only Alcyoneus, but dealt the death blow to the ...

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Zhao Gao 趙高 (died end of October 207 BC) was the chief eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China, who played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. Note that although he is referred to as a eunuch, he was not castrated - he was born with a sexual disability. During the reign of the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, Zhao was involved in the death of Marshal Meng Tian and his younger brother Meng Yi at the death of Qin Si Huang when Meng Tian was stationed at the northern border commanding more than 100,000 troops for the inconclusive Huns campaign. Meng was a reputable general and a faithful sup ...

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Male ranges Sopranist Alto Tenor Baritenor Baritone Bass-baritone Bass A castrato is a male soprano, mezzo-soprano, or alto voice produced either by castration of the singer before puberty or who, because of an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity. Therefore, their voices never deepen. This practice began in the 16th century. Due to Catholicism's traditional ban on females singing in church, castrati were employed as chu ...

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