RightHealth Daily Dose » penis http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Penile Fracture Doesn’t Just Happen On TV http://dailydose.righthealth.com/medical-curiosities/penile-fracture-doesnt-just-happen-on-tv/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/medical-curiosities/penile-fracture-doesnt-just-happen-on-tv/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:07:22 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1145 After the popular American hospital drama Grey’s Anatomy depicted this condition in its last episode, I’ve received numerous questions as to whether this can, in fact, occur – and the answer is yes, albeit extremely rarely. Because the penis does not actually contain bones it can’t be “fractured” like bones. Rather, the very strong fibrous tissue that envelopes the corpus cavernosum, the part of the penis that engorges with blood during an erection, can rupture due to blunt trauma. This usually causes a great deal of pain, swelling, bruising and loss of erection. Treatment usually requires surgery to repair the tear.

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