Cutters and their clients
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:46 pm
A new article has just been published in the journal Sexual Medicine. It is based on data gathered from the Eunuch Archive community:
Voluntary Genital Ablations: Contrasting the Cutters and Their Clients
ABSTRACT (first 2 sections):
Introduction. Some healthy males voluntarily seek castration without a recognized medical need. There are cur- rently no standards of care for these individuals, which cause many of them to obtain surgery outside of a licensed medical setting. We seek to understand who performs these surgeries.
Aim. This study aims to characterize individuals who perform or assist in genital ablations outside of the healthcare system.
From the text:
As with castrations for sexual reassignment, we favor standards of care for males with extreme castration ideations (i.e., the potential clients of the cutters) that would provide safe options beyond self-castration or seeking the service of cutters. However, we do stress that the treatment of these individuals and the decision whether to perform the procedure should lie with the discretion and clinical judgment of treating physicians. Healthcare professionals must take individuals who disclose castration fantasies seriously, particularly if risk factors (e.g., history of sexual abuse, having been threatened with genital mutilation, and having witnessed animal castrations) are identified.
The article is open-access and can be downloaded for free from:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sm2.33/full.
Voluntary Genital Ablations: Contrasting the Cutters and Their Clients
ABSTRACT (first 2 sections):
Introduction. Some healthy males voluntarily seek castration without a recognized medical need. There are cur- rently no standards of care for these individuals, which cause many of them to obtain surgery outside of a licensed medical setting. We seek to understand who performs these surgeries.
Aim. This study aims to characterize individuals who perform or assist in genital ablations outside of the healthcare system.
From the text:
As with castrations for sexual reassignment, we favor standards of care for males with extreme castration ideations (i.e., the potential clients of the cutters) that would provide safe options beyond self-castration or seeking the service of cutters. However, we do stress that the treatment of these individuals and the decision whether to perform the procedure should lie with the discretion and clinical judgment of treating physicians. Healthcare professionals must take individuals who disclose castration fantasies seriously, particularly if risk factors (e.g., history of sexual abuse, having been threatened with genital mutilation, and having witnessed animal castrations) are identified.
The article is open-access and can be downloaded for free from:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sm2.33/full.
