A UK man broke who broke his penis during sex has now lnaded himself a medical first with the only documented case of a vertical penile fracture.
“We present the first documented case of a vertical penile fracture, confirmed on MRI, sustained by a 40-year-old man during sexual intercourse," reads a case study on the incident as published by the British Medical Journal. The 40-year-old man, who remains anonymous for entirely justifable reasons, reportedly “buckled against his partner’s perineum,” aka the region between the anus and genitals.
Penile fractures are reportedly most prevalent among men in their ‘40s, with many reporting a “popping” sensation followed by blunt trauma. Most such fractures, however, don’t happen vertically. He also didn’t report the “popping” sound that most individuals experience when suffering a penile fracture, and he only suffering from moderate swelling. There also wasn’t the typical “rolling” sign in which skin on the penis rolls over a large bruise, and instead of immediately losing his erection, it gradually softened over time.
Typically, doctors don’t request a penile MRI scan following such a fracture, but doctors felt as though an exception should be made for this man’s particular case. “Given the presentation, a penile MRI was deemed appropriate in order to exclude a ruptured dorsal vessel and/or suspensory ligament," the case study reads. "Guided by the MRI, the surgeon was able to target his exploration, confirming that indeed there was a 3 cm vertical tear."
The study goes on to state that photography was “unfortunately” not permitted due to COVID-19 restrictions, but in fairness nobody needs to see a vertical penis fracture. The study notes that “up to 88.5 percent of penile fractures occur during sexual intercourse, with a 20-year retrospective study concluding ‘doggy style’ and ‘man on top’ as the two main” causes of such an injury.
"In terms of long-term outcomes, we will compare this patient’s recovery to that of the literature. Reassuringly however, this patient was able to resume sexual activity within six months of the injury, achieving erections of the same quality to those prior to the injury, denying any penile curvature or significant palpable scarring," concludes the case study. Further work is required to deduce whether such a vertical penile fracture could “alter the presentation or long-term outcomes following operative repair.”
In other bizarre UK-related penis news, last year a British man who lost his penis had a new one built on his arm. After losing his member to an infection years previously, the man was offered the opportunity to have a “bionic penis” grafted onto his arm for $65,000. "When I saw it on my arm for the first time I was so, so proud. After everything I had been through it didn’t feel weird at all — it was just a part of me," he explained at the time. "It looks like something out of a weird sci-fi comic. But it’s my chance at a normal life. It’s been the first step towards being able to go to the toilet and even being intimate with someone."
