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	'''Castration''' is an operation to remove the testes (orchiectomy). The word is also applied to other procedures which have the effect of reducing the male sex drive.		'''Castration''' is an operation to remove the testes (orchiectomy). The word is also applied to other procedures which have the effect of reducing the male sex drive.

	Castration has been in use in many societies throughout history, for instance eunuchs (castrated males) were employed as harems, and boys were castrated in Italy and other countries to prevent their voices breaking, so that they could sing high parts as ''castrati''.		Castration has been in use in many societies throughout history, for instance eunuchs (castrated males) were employed in harems, and boys were castrated in Italy and other countries to prevent their voices breaking, so that they could sing high parts as ''castrati''.

	Castration was never regularly practiced in the UK, and indeed was illegal at one time, which placed difficulties in the way of men wishing to have sex reassignment surgery:		Castration was never regularly practiced in the UK, and indeed was illegal at one time, which placed difficulties in the way of men wishing to have sex reassignment surgery:

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'''Castration''' is an operation to remove the testes (orchiectomy). The word is also applied to other procedures which have the effect of reducing the male sex drive.

Castration has been in use in many societies throughout history, for instance eunuchs (castrated males) were employed as harems, and boys were castrated in Italy and other countries to prevent their voices breaking, so that they could sing high parts as ''castrati''.

Castration was never regularly practiced in the UK, and indeed was illegal at one time, which placed difficulties in the way of men wishing to have sex reassignment surgery:

:"[Michael] [[Michael Dillon|Dillon]] performed the initial operation on [Roberta] [[Roberta Cowell|Cowell]] to remove her testicles, in 1948, which was illegal at the time."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/its-easier-to-change-a-body-than-to-change-a-mind-the-extraordinary-life-and-lonely-death-of-roberta-cowell-8899823.htmlMatthew Bell, "'It's easier to change a body than to change a mind': The extraordinary life and lonely death of Roberta Cowell" ''Independent on Sunday'' 27 October 2013</ref>

==Chemical castration==

Chemical castration is the use of drugs to reduce a person's sex drive, notoriously used in the case of [[Alan Turing]].

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