"Chemical castration" refers to the use of drugs to decrease a person's sex drive or fertility. It is intended to reduce inappropriate sexual behavior or to prevent someone from having children. Full definition
Gordon Brown issued an apology last night on behalf of the government to Alan Turing, the Bletchley codebreaker who committed suicide in the 1950s after being sentenced to chemical castration for being a homosexual. (politics.co.uk)
These results point to the importance of long - term studies to gauge the effectiveness of chemical castration methods, which is critical to their use in stray dog population management programs. (actavetscand.biomedcentral.com)
One treatment is temporary chemical castration, using birth control pills, androgens (male hormones), androgen blockers, synthetic estrogens, Lupron or similar drugs that block hormone production. (fullhealthsecrets.com)