chemical castration

American  

[kem-i-kuhl kas-trey-shuhn] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl kæsˈtreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a drug-administered alternative to surgical castration that, instead of removing the gonads, chemically reduces the drive or ability for sexual activity and is useful in the treatment of certain cancers, especially prostate cancer. In a number of countries, convicted child molesters and other sex offenders may be subject to chemical castration as part of their judicial sentence.

   Psychiatrists and other medical personnel were called in to discuss whether his sexually deviant behavior could be effectively dulled by chemical castration.

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Etymology

Origin of chemical castration

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Until 1967, homosexuality was still criminalised in England, and was punishable by imprisonment or chemical castration.

From BBC

Chemical castration is delivered through two drugs.

From BBC

I know that the side effects of hormone treatment, horrifyingly referred to as “chemical castration,” can be permanent.

From Los Angeles Times

I know that the side effects of hormone treatment, horrifyingly referred to “chemical castration,” can be permanent.

From Los Angeles Times

He referred to research on an herbicide, atrazine, in which scientists found that it “induces complete feminization and chemical castration” in certain frogs.

From New York Times