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Scientists seek crowdfunding
Researchers from Sweden are seeking crowdfunding to test a type of \"chemical castration\" in men who report having paedophilic thoughts and fantasies.
'chemical castration' of paedophiles
London : Researchers from Sweden are seeking crowdfunding to test a type of "chemical castration" in men who report having paedophilic thoughts and fantasies. The team from Sweden's Karolinska Institute want to see whether a drug called degarelix - a hormone therapy that blocks brain signals which stimulate the testicles to produce testosterone - reduces the men's sexual urges.
Experts estimate that up to 5 percent of the general population has paedophilia, a disorder marked by persistent sexual attraction to pre- or early-pubescent children. Experts say testosterone is key to at least three risk factors for abusing children sexually – high sexual arousal, disturbed self-regulation and low empathy - so lowering testosterone could reduce the risk of men with paedophilic traits molesting children.
Degarelix is a rapidly acting injectable drug that can reduce testosterone to undetectable levels within three days. Rahm's team is working with the UK-based science crowdfunding platform Walacea and asking the public for a total of 38,000 pounds ($53,500) to conduct the research. If the funding goal is met, the study will run from 2016 to 2018.
