Doctors have documented numerous cases of insertion of
foreign bodies
A foreign body (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object.
Most references to foreign bodies involve propulsion through natural orifices into hollow organs.
Foreign bo ...
into the
urethra
The urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ''ourḗthrā'') is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body of both females and males. In human females and other primates, the urethra con ...
, typically as the result of
auto-erotic
Autoeroticism or autosexuality is a practice of sexually stimulating oneself, especially one's own body through accumulation of internal stimuli.
The term was popularized toward the end of the 19th century by British sexologist Havelock Ellis ...
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 "Chuck" Palahniuk (; born February 21, 1962) is an American freelance journalist and novelist who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adul ...
story "Guts", from the novel ''
Haunted
Haunted or The Haunted may refer to:
Books
* ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004
* ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...
'', includes the story of a boy in his early teens inserting candle wax into his urethra.
"Guts"
Printed in ''Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
'' magazine on March 2004.
See also
* Rectal foreign body
Rectal foreign bodies are large foreign items found in the rectum that can be assumed to have been inserted through the anus, rather than reaching the rectum via the mouth and gastrointestinal tract. It can be of clinical relevance if the pat ...
* Urethral sounding
Urethral sounding is the medical use of probes called sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra and to locate obstructions in it.
Risks
If not conducted carefully, sounding carries a risk of irritation, tearing of the urethra, or of ...
* Urethral intercourse
Urethral intercourse or ''coitus per urethram'' is sexual penetration of the female urethra by an object such as a penis or a finger. It is not the same thing as urethral sounding, the act of inserting a specialized medical tool into the urethra ...
References
Urethra disorders
Foreign body
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