Orchiectomy for religious reasons, is that allowed?
May 21, 2011
Dr. Reed,
Do you perform castration for religious reasons?
Ray
Good morning Ray,
Yes, we will consider doing orchiectomy for men such as yourself, but there are
a few advisories we need to put out first.
Assuming you are not a transgendered patient, yes, we will consider doing an orchiectomy
with or without scrotal removal for men such as yourself. As this is not conventional urological surgery,
a letter of psychiatric clearance from 2 American Boarded psychiatrists is required. We want
to be sure you will be a happy and more productive person after your orchiectomy, and most
importantly that you will have no remorse. The letter should also state if correct, that you
have had no emotional problems or suicidal ideation. One resource would be to look
up psychiatrists under Physicians and Surgeons in your yellow pages or any neighboring
large city.
If you are a transgendered patient, seeking to be a female or wish feminization, then
you can approach 2 therapists (a list of South Florida therapists is appended below)
who work with transgendered patients.
Mention should be made that there are medical (non-surgical) ways to achieve the
same effect. At least you may wish to have a clinical trial with these methods to see
if this is really for you.
Sincerely,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
39050-865-2000
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