Man’s willy swells and begins to rot after he suffers allergic reaction to ‘extended pleasure’ condom
The 30-year-old needed surgery to remove the rotting tissue, doctors reveal
YOU can't blame a man for trying to get the most out of his sex life.
But for one poor bloke, his quest for a mind-blowing bonk ended up backfiring in a horrendous way.
To help him "last longer" between the sheets, the unnamed 30-year-old tried a new brand of condom that promised "extended-pleasure".
But pleasure quickly turned to pain when he suffered an allergic reaction.
The man went to King George's Medical University in Lucknow, India after his penis began to swell up, became painful and parts turned black.
Dr Ashish Sharma, who led a team treating the man, said his patient had no known drug allergies.
They ran a series of tests, which ruled out a sexually transmitted infection.
In a medical case report, Dr Sharma reveals his patient was diagnosed as suffering allergic contact dermatitis, and gangrene of the penis - meaning parts were beginning to rot away.
The new brand of condoms contained a topical medication, benzocaine.
The doctors noted: "Benzocaine as a local anaesthetic suspending agent is used in extended-pleasure latex condoms for prolonging the duration of sexual intercourse and to decrease premature ejaculation."
The first case of a man suffering allergic contact dermatitis after using latex condoms was documented in 1996.
Since then, the doctors said there have been just four cases reported.
Dr Sharma's team added: "This is believed to be the first ever documented case of allergic contact dermatitis and subsequent penile gangrene due to benzocaine-containing latex condom."
Benzocaine as a local anaesthetic suspending agent is used in extended-pleasure latex condoms for prolonging the duration of sexual intercourse and to decrease premature ejaculation
Doctors treating the man, King George's Medical University Hospital in India
While rare, there are certain things that can make it more likely that a man will suffer penile gangrene.
They include diabetes, having experienced trauma to the penis, using a c*ck ring sex toy, as well as penis ops.
Doctors gave the man antibiotics to try and reduce the swelling.
And surgeons operated on his penis to remove the rotting tissue - and perform a skin graft.
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Treatment was carried out over the course of three weeks, and six months later he was "doing fine", reporting "no sexual or urinary complaints", doctors said in the BMJ.
Patch tests confirmed the man was allergic to benzocaine, and flagged no other allergies.
The doctors added: "The reporting of such cases is extremely rare due to feelings of shame and social stigma.
"It is important that doctors take thorough medical history - especially about past allergic reactions - and perform patch tests to make a definitive diagnosis in such cases.
"Early diagnosis and treatment is needed in the case of evolving or established penile skin gangrene."
While no one is suggesting you don't use a condom, the moral of this bloke's story has to be go see your GP at the slightest hint of something wrong down there!
In other penis horror stories, we recently reported on the case of a man who's penis fell off at home after he ignored the signs of cancer.
And another similar, eye-watering tale of a bloke who found part of his penis falling off after a routine op went wrong.