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    26 months ago

    Why not Chemical Castration? The state’s ability to decide who is and is not an offender aside, surgical castration seems pointless and ineffective.

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      96 months ago

      Surgical castration is quite effective. It removes the ovaries/testes which produce testosterone/estrogen. Problem is, from that point on, you probably need to take supplements, because I’m no doctor but I think you need those hormones for proper bone density control, etc.

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        66 months ago

        I have a genetic condition that severely limits testosterone production. Didn’t find out until I was almost 40, my health hasn’t been terrible. Mental health is a different story.

        I’ve spent the majority of my life “castrated” and it hasn’t been all that bad, that being said I still had urges even with pretty much zero testosterone so I question whether it will do anything to prevent abuse.

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        26 months ago

        I used to think so, too, but it turns out castrated monks and other animals have a lot of data implying they live even longer. I still think Chemical Castration would be better, though.