The group increasingly focused on the suppression of sexual desire; Applewhite and seven others opted for surgical castration.

The Northern League, another government party, has presented a draft bill to make rape punishable with chemical or surgical castration and increased jail terms.

One of the articles examines elephantiasis; another deals with surgical castration, called "oscheotomy" at the time.

In Virginia, the General Assembly considered a proposal last year to allow voluntary surgical castration as an alternative to civil commitment, but took no action.

Treatment with nilutamide should be started on the day of or on the day after surgical castration to have maximum benefits.

The main disadvantage is that surgical castration is a permanent method.

These drugs are injected under the skin achieving the same result as surgical castration.

A Houston man charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl won judicial approval yesterday to undergo surgical castration.

I don't think surgical castration is necessary.