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'''Skoptic syndrome''' is a form of [[body dysmorphic disorder]] and [[gender identity disorder]]<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v01n01_09</ref><ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2114800/</ref><ref>https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Skoptisches_Syndrom</ref> |
'''Skoptic syndrome''' is a form of [[body dysmorphic disorder]] and [[gender identity disorder]] characterized by a desire to remove [[male genitals]].<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v01n01_09</ref><ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2114800/</ref><ref>https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Skoptisches_Syndrom</ref> |
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Skoptic syndrome is a form of body dysmorphic disorder and gender identity disorder characterized by a desire to remove male genitals.[1][2][3]
Description
Skoptic Syndrome is a body dysmorphic disorder characterized by the desire to be eunuch,[citation needed] named after the Skoptzy sect.[citation needed]
Castration has a history, up to the modern age, of therapeutic use. According to Victor T. Cheney, in his Castration: Advantages and Disadvantages, castration has been documented to reduce symptoms in people with schizophrenia, psychosis, violent behaviors, paraphilias, mania, overactive libido, baldness, sleep apnea and prostate disorders (all things that are exacerbated by testosterone), as well as reducing the incidence of various sexually transmitted diseases, by means of eliminated or reduced sexual activity.[4]
Some people may seek relief from physical or psychological problems, while others derive sexual excitement from the idea of being castrated or otherwise having their genitals mutilated, usually by another person (see masochism and paraphilia). This desire is still present in modern populations, as evidenced in the large membership in message boards on the Internet related to the topic.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v01n01_09
- ^ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2114800/
- ^ https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Skoptisches_Syndrom
- ^ Cheney, Victor (November 2003). Castration: The Advantages and the Disadvantages. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4140-1230-8. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Notes
- Voluntary Genital Ablations: Contrasting the Cutters and Their Clients
- This site only for its references, as it is a paywall site. The hidden world of self-castration and testicular self-injury
Further reading
- Dr. John Money, "The Skoptic Syndrome: castration and genital self-mutilation as an example of sexual body-image pathology.", Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, Volume 1 1988.