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Castration: Testicles
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On the Internet someone called homptydumpty was looking for post-op advice and said he was booked in for a castration in two weeks time. His real name is Zachary Arnold but he likes to be called Zee; he is just twenty. He has flown 2,500 miles from Washington State to Philadelphia to see Dr Murray Kimmel, one of the few trained surgeons willing to do castration on demand. Zee thinks his testicles are ugly and can't stand the sight of them hanging between his thighs. He is not seeking a sex-change but he claims to have wanted his testicles removed since he was a child.
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The best age for castration is between six and twelve months of age. At this age the procedure is very low risk and easy to perform. It is ... at this age that diseases of the prostate and testicles are virtually non-existant; bad habbits such as marking have not started, and unwanted pregnancies have not added to the overpopulation of the pet world. If your dog is not to be used as a valued breeder, early castration is the responsible thing to do. It could save your dogs life and make him a much more desirable housemate.
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In some horses, the timing of the castration procedure is accelerated because they will have one testicle or sometimes both testicles partially undescended, which leaves the testicle in the flank of the horse between the leg and the abdomen. Sometimes this causes discomfort during training. If the horse has one testicle normally descended and one retained or undescended, the proper medical term is “cryptorchid” or the horseman’s term is “ridgling.” Non-descended testicles have much-reduced fertility or are sterile, as their retention in the inguinal canal makes them ineffective at producing sperm because of the increased temperature exposure of being adjacent to the body wall. In horses with high breeding potential, the non-descended testicle may be removed and the normal testicle will be left in place. This horse is called a “monorchid.” Monorchids can be fertile stallions.
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In China, male castration of a person who entered the caste of eunuchs during imperial times involved the removal of the whole genitalia, that is, the removal of the testes, penis, and scrotum. The removed organs were returned to the eunuch to be interred with him when he died so that, upon rebirth, he could become a whole man again. The penis, testicles and scrotum were euphemistically termed bǎo (寶) in Mandarin Chinese, which literally means 'precious treasure'. These were preserved in alcohol and kept in a pottery jar by the eunuch. [2]
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In China, male castration of a person who entered the caste of eunuchs under imperial times involved the removal of all genitalia, that is, the removal of the penis, testicles and scrotum. The removed organs were returned to the eunuch, to be interred with him once he dies, so upon rebirth, he could become a whole man again. The penis, testicles and scrotum were euphemistically termed as bǎo (寶) in Mandarin Chinese, which literally means 'precious treasure'. Eunuchs suffered from a range of urogenital problems associated with the removal of their sexual organs, and they had their own specialist doctors who catered to their health needs.
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In accordance with the Animal Welfare Act, the castration of dogs is prohibited. However, castration is allowed for specific medical reasons, such as tumours, tissue and infections in the reproductive organs. In male dogs, castration includes the removal of the testicles; and in bitches, it usually implies removing both ovaries and the uterus.
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