Chemical Castration is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity, in the hope of preventing rapists, child molesters and other sex offenders from repeating their sex crimes. As surgical castration removes the testes through an incision in the scrotum, chemical castration does not literally castrate the person. Chemical Castration is really a term used to describe treatment with a drug called Depo-provera, a common birth control pill that contains a synthetic version of the female hormone, progesterone.That, when given to men, acts on the brain to inhibit hormones that stimulate the testicles to produce testosterone. Scientists have discovered a link between testosterone and agression. That has led them to conclude that high levels of testosterone correspond with increased violent and aggressive behavior in men. Chemical Castration can be reversible if the treatment discontinues . Castration has been administered, from time to time, as a judicial policy despite concerns and dilemas about human rights and possible side effects. |
