Broken Penis [Penile Fracture]: Symptoms, Causes, And Treatment

MaleX Pills January 28, 2019

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Ouch! Can You Break Your Penis? Is Penile Fracture Possible?

So Guys here I am with a new content related to sexual health – penile fracture. It’s a very scary and rough topic (it’s the stuff of nightmares) so if you’re squeamish, then maybe this one’s not for you – because YES, you can break your penis and it’s possible.

YES, it’s kinda awful as it sounds. For those who have the courage to continue reading, here’s everything you need to know about a broken penis including, how penis works, what it sounds like, causes (sex positions that can break your penis) and what you can do if this unfortunate turns of events ever happens to you.

So at first let’s get started with…

How Does The Penis work?

To understand how you can break your penis or get a penile fracture, you have to know a little about the basic structure of the penis and how erection work.

Despite all the charming euphemisms, it’s a fact that your penis doesn’t actually contain any cartilage or bones.

Instead, man’s penis is composed of very vascular, sponge-like tissue that’s supplied by a lot of blood flow.

Generally, when you get an erection, arteries in the penis open while other veins contract to allow more and more blood in than flows out – the amount of blood is up to 6x than the normal amount.

This causes that spongy penile tissue to stiffen and engorge. In fact, if it weren’t contained by something, the tissue in the penis would expand endlessly.

Fortunately, the penis has a white, strong sheath of fibrous tissue is known as the tunica albuginea adjoining the dual spongy blood-filled tubes (Corpus Cavernosum), and the Corpus spongiosum.

The sheath—the tunica albuginea— is what encourages a penis to become firmer enough to penetrate a partner.

Furthermore, it has to be really strong to contain this pressure, swelling, and the force of penetration.

A penile structure or broken penis is basically a tear in the tunica albuginea which is a rubbery sheath of tissue below the skin that allows the cock to increase in length and width to produce a stronger and firm erection.

Every so often the erectile tissue underneath the tunica albuginea also ruptures which is further known as the corpus cavernosum.

Now jumping on the next point…

How Your Penis Works Under Pressure

Just how strong is the tunica albuginea?

Well, the high blood pressure is anything above 135 and normal blood pressure is around 120/80 (measured in mm of mercury of pressure).

Anything above 200mm means that it’s high enough to breach blood vessels in your brain.

According to research, the tunica albuginea can handle almost 8x (1,500mm) that amount of pressure.

Here’s the deal:

Your penis can handle eight times more blood pressure compared to blood vessels in your brain.

Furthermore, while the tunica is very thick and strong when the penis is flaccid – about 2 mm thick – it’s only about .5 mm thick when the penis becomes erect.

Erections are complicated. The penis is a soft muscle tube filled with blood which becomes hard only because it is tightly contained by a strong piece of tissues that is under enormous strain when erect.

One misplaced forceful thrust, one odd snap or twist, one wrong move, and that tissue can tear with surprising force.

Can you guess the sound of a broken penis? Well, even the imagination of it can be scary as hell.

Penile Fracture: How it Sound When Penis Breaks Down?

The sudden tearing of that sheath is the same as popping a balloon with the prick of a pin.

Blood rushes through that tiny opening to the surface of the penis, and in a very real sense, the penis explodes in the area of the tear.

This is why breaking a penis is usually accompanied by a loud “popping” sound or a crackling noise and excruciating pain.

Without getting too into the specifics, breaking your penis typically results in:

A loud popRapid loss of the erectionSwelling and severe bruisingExcruciating pain

In some cases, the penile fracture can tear blood vessels and even sever the urethra.

Penile fracture is a medical emergency. If it happens, you need to get to a hospital as soon as possible, and you will probably need surgery. Quick treatment can help prevent permanent sexual and urinary problems.

Symptoms Of Penile Fracture

If you take a sharp blow to the genitals, your penis may be sore or bruised. Penile fracture is a more severe injury. The following symptoms are red flags for possible fracture:

audible snapping or popping soundsudden loss of your erectionsevere pain following the injurydark bruising above the injured areabent penisblood leaking from the penisdifficult urination

Causes

Penile fracture happens when sudden trauma or bending of the penis breaks the tunica albuginea.

The erectile tissue beneath the tunica albuginea may also rupture.

These twin bodies of spongy tissue normally fill with blood when you are sexually aroused, producing an erection.

A fracture can also injure the urethra. The urethra is the channel in the penis that urine flows through.

Common causes of penile fracture include:

Forceful bending of the penis during vaginal intercourse.a sharp blow to the erect penis during a fall, car accident, or other mishapstraumatic masturbationThe most common cause of penile fracture in sexually active men is trauma during intercourse.

Risk factors

Although penis fracture can result from injury during any position in sexual intercourse, certain practices increase the odds. In heterosexual men, the woman-on-top position increases your risk.

When the penis is momentarily blocked at the entrance to the vagina, the woman’s full weight can forcefully bend the erection.

The woman may also rock too far forward or backward, bending the shaft of the penis. The rear-entry position is also associated with penile injuries.

Men in certain Middle Eastern cultures practice taqaandan, or penile cracking.

This involves grasping the shaft of the erect penis and bending the top until you hear an audible clicking sound.

Men do this for a variety of reasons, such as:

deflating an unwanted erectionattempting to enlarge or straighten their penisout of habit, like cracking your knuckles

#1: Two Sex Positions That Can Break Your Penis

According to a 2014 study from Advances in Urology, “Heterosexual intercourse (~66%) is the most common cause of penile fracture, followed by “penile manipulation (15%).” “Woman on top” was the most common position to cause penile fracture (50%), followed by “doggy style” at 29%.

“Cowgirl” is the sex position most associated with a broken penis

A similar study found that sex was responsible for penile fracture 75% of the time. The other 25% of cases involved masturbation, blunt trauma, or falls (such as falling out of bed).

While not exhaustive, the research seems to show that the greatest risk for severe penile fracture—one where both sides of the penis pop under pressure and where the urethra is torn—results from sex in the “doggy style” and “partner on top” positions.

However, it’s not all bad news for your favorite position. The culprit behind a broken penis may be “where” and ‘with whom’ you have sex rather than the positions themselves.

#2: Sex Under “Stressful Situations”

A Journal of Sexual Medicine study found that “Penile fracture patients appear to be a unique population of men who are having sexual intercourse in stressful situations.

Extramarital affairs and out‐of‐the‐ordinary locations appear common in patients sustaining this relatively rare injury.”

Of the sixteen patients with an acute penile fracture, seven were in the midst of an extramarital affair. Two fractures happened in the backseat of a car.

Another two occurred in a bathroom, and three were sustained while having sex at work.

One was even in an elevator. The unusual places may have meant unfamiliar physical positions, and the illicit nature of the sex may have made it more hurried and unusually excited.

If sex is beginning to strain the limits of your usual physical capacity, slow things down. There’s nothing sexy about a broken penis. Nothing at all.