Human penis found at gas station

A 79-year-old man from Japan ended up with a 90-inch jump-rope stuck in his bladder after inserting it into his urethra. In a published September study in Urology Case Reports, doctors found that the rope became tangled in the man’s bladder, forcing him to seek medical attention for difficulty with urination. Medical professionals investigating the issue found a wire-like coiled foreign body in his bladder accompanied by acoustic shadows, leading to the man’s admission of what happened. The medical team found surgery to be the only way to remove the rope through an incision in the man’s abdomen. While the man did recover from the surgery, he is not the only person to suffer from penis-related issues, as another patient had a USB cable stuck in his penis in the same month.

A recently surfaced 1864 letter provides a glimpse into a little-discussed affliction among Civil War soldiers – chronic masturbation.

The handwritten note by Confederate Lt. William Dandridge Pitts inquires about the condition of his brother Charles, who was discharged from the army in 1862 due to an unspecified “illness.” Charles was residing at the Western Lunatic Asylum in Virginia.

According to Charles’ doctor and accounts from fellow soldiers, his illness was a relentless addiction to masturbation. “I have had some conversation with the physician who attended my brother previous to his going to the asylum,” Lt. Pitts wrote, “and he advises me…that [Charles] was addicted to masturbation, while in camp.”

The letter highlights the mental health toll of the war, even before combat began. Soldiers forced to endure their comrades’ “self-pollution” no doubt developed deep psychological scars.

While masturbation remained taboo in the Victorian era, it was pervasive enough in the military to earn the nickname “Johnny Reb.” The irony of this affliction among troops from Virginia, the “state for lovers,” was surely not lost on the Pitts family.

The letter survives in excellent condition despite its delicate subject matter. This “director’s cut” offers intimate insight into secret struggles in Civil War ranks.

An Ohio man faced a terrifying ordeal when he heard strange noises coming from his genital area. The 72-year-old, who remains unidentified, has been diagnosed with a unique medical condition known as a “whistling scrotum,” according to a new study published in the American Journal of Case Reports.

The man sought emergency medical attention as he was short of breath with a swollen face. An X-ray revealed excessive air in his body, which caused his lungs to collapse. If left untreated, this could have resulted in permanent damage to his heart and lungs, potentially leading to death. Doctors discovered that an open wound on the left side of his scrotum, leftover from testicle surgery, was the source of the strange whistling noise. The wound allowed trapped air to escape, causing his pneumoscrotum condition.

The man’s condition worsened, and he was transferred to another hospital for further treatment. He had two plastic tubes inserted into his chest to drain the excess air. After three days, his lungs had recovered, and he was released from the hospital. However, he still had air trapped in his scrotum and abdomen for an unusually long period of two years. The doctors were eventually forced to remove both testicles to resolve the issue.

Pneumoscrotum is a rare medical condition that occurs when air becomes trapped in the scrotum. Only 60 cases of this condition have been described in medical literature. Since the trapped air cannot escape through the body’s orifices, medical intervention is usually required. It is uncertain whether the man’s condition improved due to the “escape route” caused by the open wound. The study concluded that the pneumoscrotum was likely caused by penetrating injuries.