Doctors have documented numerous cases of insertion of
foreign bodies into the
urethra
The urethra (: urethras or urethrae) is the tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus, through which Placentalia, placental mammals Urination, urinate and Ejaculation, ejaculate.
The external urethral sphincter is a striated ...
, typically as the result of
auto-erotic activities. This can result in infections and serious internal bleeding.
A wide variety of solid objects have been reported to have been inserted into the urethra, including batteries, safety pins, straws,
and telephone wires. Liquefied objects have also been inserted into the urethra, such as an
injection of cocaine (which, arguably, had harmful results).
The
Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Michael Palahniuk (;, , born February 21, 1962) is an American novelist of Ukrainian and French ancestry who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two ad ...
story "Guts", from the novel ''
Haunted'', includes the story of a boy in his early teens inserting candle wax into his urethra.
"Guts"
Printed in ''Playboy
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'' magazine on March 2004.
See also
* Polyembolokoilamania
* Rectal foreign body
* Urethral sounding
* Urethral intercourse
References
Urethra disorders
Foreign body
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