Troubled Teen Castrates Himself _ Chicago Med _ MD TV

I think about sex all the time. You're 17. It's really... I mean, it's not that unusual. Sex is for procreation, that's all. Oh. So how'd you come to that understanding? My parents. The reason those guys beat me up, I was climbing on a dumpster by the girls' gym and was looking in a window to the shower. That sounds to me like grounds for disciplinary action, maybe. But, I mean, not a beating. I mean, certainly not castration. Blonde girls. It's, uh... It's blonde... blonde girls. I follow them. There's this one girl, Lacey. She's blonde. I sit behind her and shriek. One day, I, uh... I cut this off. She didn't notice. I'm afraid of... of what I'm gonna do. I-I was looking up castration online. They can do it with drugs. That's what I want. Chemical castration. I don't want to hurt her. Or anyone. Poor kid is just consumed with sexual thoughts. Well, most kids his age. Yeah, but he's been raised to believe that sex is wrong unless it's for procreation. And repressing his natural urges is triggering aggressive impulses, which he's struggling to control. Aggressive? Confetishizes blondes. Stalks them. You're talking about a sexual predator? Not a psychopath. I mean, he has a conscience. I mean, I think he could definitely benefit from therapy, but I'm not ruling out those meds. Chemical castration, really? It's temporary, Ethan. Raping somebody isn't. We would need the parents' consent. So, kid got beat up. What does he need a psychiatrist for? Well, Elliot was caught peeping on girls in the shower at school. Oh, my God. Where do I get him home? But much more troubling are some violent impulses that, so far, he hasn't acted upon. Then there's something we can do. Elliot wants us to give him a medication that would turn off his testosterone. This would significantly decrease his sex drive and make it much easier for him to control these impulses. But we do need your permission to do it. Turn off his testosterone? What exactly are you talking about? The medical term is chemical castration. What? It's completely reversible. The idea would be to combine it with traditional therapy with the hope of ultimately weaning him off the medication. No. No way. Elliot could very well be on the verge of acting out on some very disturbing impulses, including rape. He would never do anything like that. You people are sick. Again, this was your son's idea. Elliot is torn up about this. He's scared he may not be able to stop himself. This is ridiculous. Fix his eye, and we're taking him home. Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher, I need to get Elliot up to pre-op holding. The eye surgeon will be calling for him any minute. We'll be in the waiting room. I'm guessing your parents told you they wouldn't approve the chemical castration. Well, my mom ran me Thessalonians 4-3. God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from sexual sin and immorality. Both. Dr. Charles and I tried, but since you're still a minor... Yeah, I figured. All right, whatever. I'll talk to Dr. Charles and see if we can come up with some other options. Elliot? Elliot! Elliot, what are you doing? She looked cold. Step away from her. Now. Elliot! Elliot, open the door! Payne, security! Elliot! Ah! Ah! Elliot! Ah! I need a cardiopulmonary software space with some ABD pads. Give me some ice. If 50 makes fentanyl IV now, I'll pay a urology. Just relax. Elliot, Elliot, Elliot, just relax. The procedure to repair the testicles is complicated, but the urologist is optimistic. How did this happen? What did we do? You know, in my experience, it's actually very little to be gained from looking backwards. The important thing to focus on is what do you do now?