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chemical castration
general evaluation
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individuals are usually receiving psychotherapies alongside medical interventions that make it difficult to isolate effectiveness of individual treatments
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some argue ethics, stating that chemical intervention is a form of chemical restraint that acts as a straitjacket, unethical and form of social control
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process of CC
MPA is a synthetic hormone that suppresses production of HPA axis which results in decreased gonadotrophins
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AO1- testosterone
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associated with: bone density, muscle strength and development of male reproductive tissue
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supporting studies
EMORY ET AL: concluded that treatment lowered sexual interest of patients, useful in allowing engagement with psychotherapies
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MEYER ET AL: Of those on MPA 18% reoffended, 35% reoffended after treatment stopped compared to 55% in control group