Chemical castration is a method of castration through the use of sexual inhibition drugs to reduce the sexual desire of sex offenders, particularly those who sexually abuse children, without removing the organs.
In medicine, chemical castration is commonly used to treat hormone-dependent cancers, such as prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and uterine fibroids. Currently, many countries use chemical castration as a punishment for sex offenders or to reduce prison sentences.
Chemical castration is proposed as a punishment for those who sexually abuse children.
These drugs include groups such as: (1) Anti-androgens: Bicalutamide, Cyproterone, Flutamide, Medroxyprogesterone, Nilutamide; (2) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists: Goserelin, Histrelin, Leuprolide, Triptorelin; (3) Female sex hormone derivatives: Estradiol, Progesterone, Diethylstilbestrol…
Individuals undergoing chemical castration will need to receive monthly injections and can fully regain their instincts after discontinuing the medication.
Those currently using the medication may also experience side effects such as a complete loss of sexual ability, hot flashes, breast pain, abnormal breast enlargement, muscle loss, weight loss, fatigue, and reduced levels of good cholesterol in the body.
Many countries around the world have implemented chemical castration as a punishment for child sexual offenders, including the states of California, Georgia, Montana, and Florida in the United States. Indonesia and South Korea are two pioneering countries in Asia that have adopted chemical castration laws.
According to Dr. Nguyen Khac Loi – Director of the Hanoi Center for Male Health and Infertility, the proposal for chemical castration has been discussed extensively, but it is still unclear what specific chemicals would be used for the procedure.
Currently, chemical castration is applied globally through oral medication or injections of various anti-androgens, which significantly lower testosterone levels in the body, thereby reducing sexual desire to the lowest possible level, even eliminating thoughts of sex.
Alternatively, female sex hormones may be injected to reduce male testosterone levels.
“I support the concept of chemical castration for pedophiles, but implementing it in practice requires more time and further investigation into scientific evidence to determine which chemicals to use and how to do it effectively,” said the Director of the Hanoi Center for Male Health and Infertility.
