The most common cause of pĆ©nile injury is found among the variety of potentially dangerous positions used for sĆ©xual intercourse. The most popular is the ‘woman-on-top’. This type of position can result in an impact between the pĆ©nis against the female pelvis or perineum that can easily traumatize the pĆ©nile cylinders. A pĆ©nis becomes Ć©rect when the lining of the cylinder within it is engorged with blood. A pĆ©nis fracture can occur when there is trauma to the erĆ©ct pĆ©nis, resulting in a rupture of the cylinder lining. This very painful injury is often accompanied by an abrupt, distressing cracking noise that is immediately followed by dark bruising of the pĆ©nis due to blood escaping the cylinder. In ten to 30% of pĆ©nis fractures, the urethra is damaged and blood may be visible at the urinary opening. Given these signs, an injury should be relatively simple to diagnose, right? You would be surprised, even with the unsettling sounds of a fracture occurring, many men...
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