Castration may have arisen in the Neolithic period in response to animal husbandry, rising populations and population specialisation.
Either surgical … See more

Castration and other forms of male genital mutilation have been practiced against enemy soldiers and civilians from ancient times to the twenty … See more

Hinduism
In South Asia, many hijras live in well-defined, organized, all-hijra communities, led by a guru. The power of the hijras as a sexually ambiguous … See more

In the case of chemical castration, ongoing regular injections of anti-androgens are required. Chemical castration does not actually remove the testicles or ovaries of the subject, nor is it … See more

Voluntary or mandated preventative chemical or surgical castration has been in practice in many countries—reports are available from American and European countries in particular … See more

In Europe, when women were not permitted to sing in church or cathedral choirs in the Roman Catholic Church, boys were castrated to … See more

A subject of castration who is altered before the onset of puberty will retain a high voice, as well as the effects of hypogonadism, … See more