Complete Staged Self‑Castration in an Untreated Young Male with Schizophrenia: A Rare Case Report without Major Complications
We report a rare case of a 22-year-old man with untreated schizophrenia who performed staged bilateral self-castration at home after learning the technique online. Using sutures and a soldering iron, he removed both testes over two weeks witho
Authors
- Farid Rajaee Rizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3331-9512)
- Reza Kazemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-0712)
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175550967.77765460/v1
- Primary Topic
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00