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Offering surgical castration to detainee sex-offenders: The ‘unkindest cut’
The still available in some jurisdictions offer of surgical castration to sex-offenders raises ethical concerns. The narrow castration law in Texas has found supporters since it does not mandate castration, instead reserving it for repeat offenders who ...
Voultsos, Polychronis
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Androgen deprivation therapy, also known as chemical castration, has been used as an adjunct to psychotherapy for sex offenders. Goserelin and bicalutamide are drugs used for chemical castration.
Jin-Hee Han +10 more
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The effect of surgical castration with local anesthesia using lidocaine on neopterin, biopterin, and cortisol blood plasma concentrations in piglets was studied.
P. Maršálek +3 more
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Pain alleviation associated with surgical castration of piglets is a debated welfare issue. The present study compares the effect of different protocols involving analgesia and/or anaesthesia or sedation suitable under field conditions, with the aim to ...
Annalisa Scollo +5 more
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A Case Report of Self-Inflicted Surgical Castration [PDF]
Religious beliefs are a very significant part of one’s life. We report the case of a strongly religious man who sought to remove his testicles. After enlisting in the military, the man had a surgical castration performed on him while on vacation from ...
Koo Han Yoo, Sung-Goo Chang
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Response to the Letter to the Editor on the surgical castration of piglets
pain relief. In general, anaesthesia does not provide any longterm pain relief. Mischler et al. (1994), however, report a prolonged mild antinociception after CO2-induced anaesthesia. In general, local as well as general anaesthesia should be supplemented with postoperative pain relief.
Gerritzen, M.A. +4 more
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Surgical Castration Changes Struggle Behavior and Vocalizations in Male Piglets
This study assessed acute pain in piglets during castration through behavioral indicators. Piglets (n=88) were randomly allocated to one of two treatments: surgical castration and sham-castration.
Maria Lou (17248345) +3 more
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A comparison of immunological, chemical and surgical castration of Nelore bulls
The objective was to compare effects of immunological, chemical and surgical castrations on testicular characteristics, scrotal surface temperatures, sperm quality, and serum testosterone concentrations in Bos indicus bulls. Eighty Nelore bulls (∼20 mo) were grazed on pasture, fed a supplement and slaughtered at ∼480 kg.
Paulo Henrique Yamada +10 more
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Physiology and behavior of pigs before and after castration: effects of two topical anesthetics
Surgical castration of male piglets is a common management practice conducted on commercial swine farms to prevent the occurrence of boar taint and aggressive behavior.
M.A. Sutherland +3 more
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Background Salivary gland (SMG) degeneration and dysfunction are common symptoms that occur after sex hormone deprivation, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown.
Xingfa Han +10 more
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