A man, believed to be from York, has made medical history after a very painful accident.
He suffered the first ever recorded case of a penis breaking vertically during sex.
The incident has now been revealed in a report in the British Medical Journal.
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The man’s penis ‘buckled against his partner’s perineum’ – the area between the anus and genitals – suffering a 3cm tear at its base in the process.
Researchers say all previously recorded penis fractures had been horizontal, which highlights “the rarity of this case”.
The man, in his 40s, said the affected area swelled up after the accident.
The report said: “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.”