atrophy of the prostate
prostatic atrophy

This dichotomy was compared [ 43 ] to the situation in male rodents, where castration leads to atrophy of the prostate due to apoptosis.

In canine in vivo studies castration, which significantly reduced androgen levels but left estrogen levels unchanged, caused significant atrophy of the prostate.

A short time after that, R. Harrison of London performed the first human vasectomy; however the surgery was not done for sterilization purposes, but to bring about atrophy of the prostate.