PART ONE: CASTRATION OF MAN -- Introduction -- The Law -- Application of the Law -- Aims and Method of the Follow-up Study -- Characteristics of the Castration Material -- Indications for Castration -- Symptoms of Sex Hormone Withdrawal -- Judicial Consquences of Castration -- Evaluation of the Therapeutic Result of Castration -- Summary -- PART TWO: CASTRATION OF WOMEN -- Introdution -- Follow-up Studies -- Characteristic of the Material -- Results and Consequences of Castration Therapy -- Special Cases