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Can You Break Your Penis?
It's a worst-case scenario for many men, but it can happen if you're not careful. Here's what you should know.
By Wyatt Myers
Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III MD, MPH
Ouch! You’ve heard about it on television and in movies — but can the penis actually be broken?
Though penile fracture is a rare occurrence for men, it is a risk, and certainly something men need to be careful about in the course of their sexual lives. “Men are not issued an owner’s manual for the penis,” says Drogo Montague, MD, the section head of urology at the Cleveland Clinic. “Many of them don’t know that a penile fracture is even a possibility.”
How Can It Happen?
According to Dr. Montague, there are two ways your penis can break — through a penile fracture or through a penile fracture or because you have something called Peyronie’s disease.
“Penile fracture is a relatively uncommon condition that occurs in young men,” he says. If severe force is applied to a fully erect penis, the erection may rupture — which is more likely to occur if the woman’s on top.
“This often is accompanied by severe pain and an audible popping noise,” explains Montague. “The penis then swells and turns black and blue. In about 10 percent of penile fracture cases, the urethra, or urinary channel, also is injured.”
Men experiencing penile fracture should immediately seek the attention of an urologist. This is a surgical emergency, warns Montague — if you don’t seek immediate treatment, penile fractures can lead to scarring, deformity, and even erectile dysfunction.
The second cause of penis breaks, Peyronie’s disease — an abnormal curvature of the penis caused by scarring of erectile tissue — is not quite as serious, but it certainly shouldn’t be ignored.
“Peyronie’s disease is a relatively common disorder that occurs in least 9 percent of men,” explains Montague. “It tends to occur in midlife when erections, while still suitable for sexual intercourse, are less rigid than normal and more susceptible to bending injuries. These injuries, which harm the erection chambers, are caused by less force than is needed for penile fractures, and the site of the injury is usually farther out in the shaft of the penis.”
Penile Fracture Risk Factors
Aggressive or risky sexual positions can play a role, so you may want to think twice before having over-the-top, acrobatic sex.
“Men should avoid any situation in which the erect penis is forcefully bent,” says Montague. “The force necessary to cause this injury may occur during sexual intercourse when the partner is on top and bends too far forward or backward. Also, if the penis slips out of the vagina, and the man rapidly attempts to reinsert it and misses, the penis may hit the partner’s pubic bone, also creating this type of injury.”
The good news is that if you break your penis, the condition is highly treatable. The bad news, says Montague, is that many men are too embarrassed to do anything about it.
“Because of embarrassment, men with penile fracture may not seek medical attention,” he says. “As a result, they will recover slowly, and the swelling and bruising of the penis will disappear as the body forms scar tissue to repair the injury. The scar that forms, however, is likely to be larger than it would have been if the tear had been surgically repaired. This large scar is usually palpable and most often is present on one side near the base of the penis. Because the scar is not elastic, the erect penis may bend toward the side that is scarred.”
Protect Your Penis! Treatment Options
If you see a doctor about your injury, it can usually be treated easily with surgery. “Prompt surgical repair is important for penile fracture because it results in more rapid recovery, and it helps to maintain straight erections for the future,” says Montague.
During this procedure, most often performed by a urologist, a blood clot that has formed will be removed and the tear in the penis will be repaired — and if there is also an injury to the urethra, this is repaired as well.
Can You Break Your Penis?
It's a worst-case scenario for many men, but it can happen if you're not careful. Here's what you should know.
By Wyatt Myers
Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III MD, MPH
Ouch! You’ve heard about it on television and in movies — but can the penis actually be broken?
Though penile fracture is a rare occurrence for men, it is a risk, and certainly something men need to be careful about in the course of their sexual lives. “Men are not issued an owner’s manual for the penis,” says Drogo Montague, MD, the section head of urology at the Cleveland Clinic. “Many of them don’t know that a penile fracture is even a possibility.”
How Can It Happen?
According to Dr. Montague, there are two ways your penis can break — through a penile fracture or through a penile fracture or because you have something called Peyronie’s disease.
“Penile fracture is a relatively uncommon condition that occurs in young men,” he says. If severe force is applied to a fully erect penis, the erection may rupture — which is more likely to occur if the woman’s on top.
“This often is accompanied by severe pain and an audible popping noise,” explains Montague. “The penis then swells and turns black and blue. In about 10 percent of penile fracture cases, the urethra, or urinary channel, also is injured.”
Men experiencing penile fracture should immediately seek the attention of an urologist. This is a surgical emergency, warns Montague — if you don’t seek immediate treatment, penile fractures can lead to scarring, deformity, and even erectile dysfunction.
The second cause of penis breaks, Peyronie’s disease — an abnormal curvature of the penis caused by scarring of erectile tissue — is not quite as serious, but it certainly shouldn’t be ignored.
“Peyronie’s disease is a relatively common disorder that occurs in least 9 percent of men,” explains Montague. “It tends to occur in midlife when erections, while still suitable for sexual intercourse, are less rigid than normal and more susceptible to bending injuries. These injuries, which harm the erection chambers, are caused by less force than is needed for penile fractures, and the site of the injury is usually farther out in the shaft of the penis.”
Penile Fracture Risk Factors
Aggressive or risky sexual positions can play a role, so you may want to think twice before having over-the-top, acrobatic sex.
“Men should avoid any situation in which the erect penis is forcefully bent,” says Montague. “The force necessary to cause this injury may occur during sexual intercourse when the partner is on top and bends too far forward or backward. Also, if the penis slips out of the vagina, and the man rapidly attempts to reinsert it and misses, the penis may hit the partner’s pubic bone, also creating this type of injury.”
The good news is that if you break your penis, the condition is highly treatable. The bad news, says Montague, is that many men are too embarrassed to do anything about it.
“Because of embarrassment, men with penile fracture may not seek medical attention,” he says. “As a result, they will recover slowly, and the swelling and bruising of the penis will disappear as the body forms scar tissue to repair the injury. The scar that forms, however, is likely to be larger than it would have been if the tear had been surgically repaired. This large scar is usually palpable and most often is present on one side near the base of the penis. Because the scar is not elastic, the erect penis may bend toward the side that is scarred.”
Protect Your Penis! Treatment Options
If you see a doctor about your injury, it can usually be treated easily with surgery. “Prompt surgical repair is important for penile fracture because it results in more rapid recovery, and it helps to maintain straight erections for the future,” says Montague.
During this procedure, most often performed by a urologist, a blood clot that has formed will be removed and the tear in the penis will be repaired — and if there is also an injury to the urethra, this is repaired as well.
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