Castration -LRB- also referred to as : gelding , spaying , neutering , fixing , orchiectomy , oophorectomy -RRB- is any action , surgical , chemical , or otherwise , by which a male loses the functions of the testes or a female loses the functions of the ovaries .

Castrationalso : gelding , neutering , orchiectomy , orchidectomy , and oophorectomy is any action , surgical , chemical , or otherwise , by which a male loses the functions of the testes or a female loses the functions of the ovaries .
