castration

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Lead author Mike Garratt of the University of Otago explains that only castration, not vasectomy, increased male lifespan.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Until 1967, homosexuality was still criminalised in England, and was punishable by imprisonment or chemical castration.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Maybe there’s some over-determined way to be like, “Oh, did my desire all come down to questions about castration anxiety manifested in a cactus chucked out the window by my older brother?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

As an infant, her gonads were removed, which she considers a castration.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

The process of taming almost always involves the castration of males.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari