CASTRATION

CASTRATION is a condition that arises from the complete and irreversible cessation of the function of the sexual glands. May occur as a result of trauma or infection, accompanied by complete destruction of the tissue of the sexual glands. In some cases, castration is a compulsory measure and is included in the complex treatment of some serious diseases. Such castration is performed only on strict medical indications surgically, with the help of radiotherapy or hormone therapy. In men, castration is performed surgically (removal of testicles - orchiectomy) in malignant tumors of the testicles, prostate gland. Women also perform surgical castration more often (ovarian removal - oophorectomy) in malignant ovarian tumors, cervical cancer, breast cancer and some other diseases. Radiation castration is less often used - exposure to the ovaries of ionizing radiation at doses that cause the cessation of their function. Hormone therapy with male sex hormones for the purpose of castration can be prescribed in the presence of contraindications to surgical and radiation castration, as well as in the late period of menopause and menopause.

Castration in childhood leads to the most violations in the body. Castration at a reproductive age causes a number of metabolic, vegetative-vascular and other disorders, characteristic for post-stroke syndromes. Castration in the late period of menopause and during menopause is not accompanied by significant changes in the body, since by this time the endocrine function of the gonads is dying.