OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35073

chemical castration

Meanings (ES + gloss)
castración química
A medical treatment using an anaphrodisiacal hormonal drug to inhibit the function of a man's testes, intended to have the same effect on the sex drive as surgical castration. It is typically used on sex offenders as a punishment and/or preventative measure, or on people wishing to undergo male-to-female transsexualism.
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