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Orchiectomy

Known as: Male Gonadectomy, Orchidectomy, Orchidectomy NOS 
The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
National Institutes of Health

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CastrationEducational aspectsEndocrine systemGenitourinary system

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ExcisionMale CastrationOperative Surgical ProceduresTestis

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Review
2002
Review
2002
Osteoporosis during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Lasofoxifene (CP-336,156), a selective estrogen receptor modulator, prevents bone loss induced by aging and orchidectomy in the adult rat.
It has been well documented that selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) can prevent bone loss in ovariectomized rats and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Risk-adapted treatment of clinical stage 1 non-seminoma testis cancer.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Testicular sparing surgery for prepubertal teratoma of the testis: a clinical and pathological study.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Kinetics of the formation and removal of cisplatin-DNA adducts in blood cells and tumor tissue of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: comparison with in vitro adduct formation.
During chemotherapy with a cisplatin-containing combination of drugs, 217 blood samples from 30 cancer patients were analyzed for… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
A study of the role of the postnatal testes in determining the ontogeny of gonadotropin secretion in the male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
To further examine the role of the testes in determining the ontogeny of gonadotropin secretion in the male rhesus monkey, the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulation of its own pituitary receptors: evidence for biphasic regulation.
To determine whether pituitary gonadotroph desensitization is a consequence of loss of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Cryptorchidism and testicular cancer.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Barbiturate Enhancement of Bilirubin Conjugation and Excretion in Young and Adult Animals[35]
Extract: Glucuronide conjugation of bilirubin in mammalian liver is catalyzed by the microsomal enzyme uriding… 
Highly Cited
1940
Highly Cited
1940
The Effect of Castration on Benign Hypertrophy of the Prostate in Man11This investigation was supported by a grant from the Committee on Research in Problems of Sex of the National Research Council.
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