UK / 40-yr-old UK man becomes '1st in world' to break his penis vertically during sex

London: A 40-year-old British man has become the first reported case of a man breaking his penis vertically. The unnamed man injured himself while having sex with his partner. Doctors said that his penis "buckled against his partner's perineum", the area between the anus and genitals. The case was reported in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

There are no bones in the penis but a broken penis or penile fracture occurs when the protective layer around the erectile tissue, which pumps blood to the penis, is damaged due to an 'unusual bending'.

The medics said that all the previously recorded cases of penial fractures had been horizontal, however, in this case, the tunica albuginea split up

Doctors said that the patient did not hear any "popping" sound when the break occurred, which happens when fractures are horizontal.

They added that his erection also faded over time, while in cases such as this the erection is usually lost almost instantly.

His penis gradually swelled up after the injury.

An MRI scan revealed that the man's penis had a three-centimetre-long vertical tear on its right-hand side.

"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," the case study said.

The urologists said 88.5 per cent of penile fractures occur during sex. Other causes of penis breaks include masturbation, sleeping position and taqaandan - the practice of forcibly bending the penis, which is primarily performed in Middle Eastern countries, the report added.