A Sri Lankan teen had to have a wire removed from his penis after a dangerous masturbation technique went wrong.
The 17-year-old – who has not been named – had developed a fetish for having an electric wire placed in his urethra to intensify his orgasms.
But one time, he accidentally pushed an eight-inch wire too far, causing it to get stuck in his penis, causing him extreme pain while urinating.
He went to the hospital for nine days after the pain in his stomach became too severe.
At that point, doctors had to surgically remove it. His story was revealed in a medical case report.
The photo shows the long, coiled wire found in the patient’s bladder. It had become covered with deposits of calcium salts
An X-ray of the man’s pelvis showed an opaque foreign body in the pelvic cavity (marked on the scan) extending into the center of the urethra.
The photo above shows the foreign object, an eight-inch-long wire, that was removed from the patient’s body
Polyembolocoilomania, or Basically, PEKamania is a condition where people insert repeatedly foreign objects, from wires and toothbrushes to light bulbs, in body orifices such as the urethra, rectum and vagina while masturbating to achieve orgasm.
The teen suffered no serious health consequences from the masturbation session failing, although doctors lost contact with him shortly after the procedure.
If he sustained any further physical injuries, the hospital would not have known about it.
The doctors at the hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka discovered the unknown coiled mass in the patient’s abdomen through ultrasound.
They performed a quick procedure called a cystoscopy, in which a small tube with a light and a camera on the end was inserted into the urethra to look inside the bladder.
Once they got a better idea of the calcium salt encrusted thread in the bladder, doctors were able to surgically remove it.
A few days passed between when the patient went to the hospital and finally admitted to his healthcare team that he had taken on the risky habit of inserting foreign objects into his body while masturbating.
He told them he had done it the past two years and was usually able to remove the foreign object by himself.
The man showed signs that he was addicted to masturbating. He admitted doing it about three times a day and added that despite wanting to cut back, he couldn’t control his urge to do it.
The condition PEKamania is not only a rare masturbation phenomenon, but it can also be dangerous, potentially leading to a serious infection that kills bladder tissue.
Doctors said, “There are numerous complications of inserting a foreign body into the male urethra. Serious complications, including necrosis of bladder tissue, have been reported following the insertion of corrosive substances such as batteries.’
After the wire was removed, doctors sent the young man for psychological counseling, which included efforts to help him reduce his urge to masturbate. He was shown to have some concerns about forming social and romantic relationships, but was generally in good mental health.
Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, found that men are more likely than women to come to the hospital with a foreign object lodged in their rectum. However, they suggested that this may be related to reporting bias, as women were less likely to insert non-sexual objects into their rectums, reducing the likelihood of their case being registered.
Above are the objects found in the rectum of humans. Writing utensils can include pens, erasers, or sharpeners. Miscellaneous included light bulbs and even a World War I bomb
The patient also received a prescription for the generic version of the antidepressant Prozac to treat his paraphilia, a mental disorder characterized by abnormal sexual desires that are often harmful, such as pedophilia.
However, the patient was “ineligible for follow-up after discharge,” meaning the doctors lost track of him and he never continued with psychological help.
Although the patient had not been diagnosed with a specific mental disorder, doctors pointed out that a “broad spectrum of psychiatric conditions may motivate the insertion of foreign objects through bodily orifices.”
“Some of the major psychological and psychiatric causes include sexual gratification, paraphilic disorder, non-pathological sexual preferences, non-suicidal self-harm attempts, and borderline personality disorder.”
The patient was also found to have a fairly low IQ of 78. The doctors pointed out that individuals with low IQs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior.
They added: ‘His risk of repeating such behavior with associated surgical complications is expected to be high.
Sri Lanka has been identified as a country with a high stigma on mental disorders. We believe that stigma may contribute to these patients avoiding contact with health care.”
The case study was published in the journal Case reports on psychiatric research.