Man’s penis amputated after Viagra overdose

[cronus]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 35146.html

Man’s penis amputated after Viagra overdose

A Colombian man has had his penis amputated by doctors after he “intentionally” took too much Viagra, reportedly in an attempt to impress his new girlfriend with his sexual prowess.

Gentil Ramírez Polanía then suffered an erection for several days, going to a nearby hospital after complaining about the pain, local newspaper La Nacion reports.

Doctors found the 66-year-old farmer’s penis to be inflamed, fractured and showing signs of gangrene.

In an effort to stop the gangrene from spreading to the rest of the man’s body, doctors say they had no option but to remove the man’s penis.

“The patient showed bruising on the testicles and penis, was treated and is recovering well,” Dr Antonio Correa told the newspaper.

Medical professionals from the Naiva hospital, where the man was treated, warned locals to not use penis-enhancing drugs without prescription to avoid incidents like this.

The man claims to be a former member of the municipal council in his unfortunately-named home town of Gigante, in the south western region of Huila.

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[JimC]

A complete cock up, by the sound of it...

[Seabass]

That poor guy really got shafted.

[cronus]

One pill makes large and two larger still but you should never take three in one go.

[Thinking Aloud]

One pill makes large and two larger still but you should never take three in one go.

Betcha can't eat three Shredded Wheat.

[tattuchu]

So did he impress the girlfriend?

[Svartalf]

One pill makes large and two larger still but you should never take three in one go.

At least he had the real stuff, not some ineffective, or even toxic, fake.

[Svartalf]

So did he impress the girlfriend?

Given he managed to fracture his dick, it's possible. OTOH, he didn't go to such lengths as to get a heart attack or apoplexy.

[Scott1328]

Does this guy qualify for a Darwin Award now?

[cronus]

Does this guy qualify for a Darwin Award now?

Ignobel award, maybe.

[Svartalf]

No, ig-Nobel is for science research, what he did was pure stupidity... Darwin Award accessit at best... maybe he'll do better nest time.

[Sean Hayden]

Poor bastard, he couldn't have thought a trip to the hospital would only make things harder.

[pErvinalia]

How do you "fracture" your dick? There's no bone in there.

[Sean Hayden]

-dammit rEv

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/penis-fracture/AN01217

Yes. A penis fracture can occur when there is trauma to the erect penis.

During an erection, the penis is engorged with blood. If the penis is bent suddenly or forcefully while it's engorged, the trauma may rupture the lining of one of the two cylinders in the penis (corpus cavernosum) responsible for erections — resulting in a penis fracture. The trauma is usually related to aggressive or acrobatic sexual intercourse or, in some cases, aggressive masturbation.

[Svartalf]

How do you "fracture" your dick? There's no bone in there.

When it's hard enough, you can break/rupture the corpus cavernosum if a terribly wrong thing happens, just as if it were a bone, except it bleeds a lot more inside your wang, and can lead to necrosis and gangrene quite easily.