Long-term consequences of castration in men: lessons from the Skoptzy and the eunuchs of the Chinese and Ottoman courts

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Dec;84(12):4324-31. doi: 10.1210/jcem.84.12.6206.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Christianity / history
  • Gynecomastia / etiology
  • Gynecomastia / history
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / history
  • Kyphosis / etiology
  • Kyphosis / history
  • Male
  • Orchiectomy / adverse effects
  • Orchiectomy / history*
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology
  • Russia
  • Turkey