Penis Tattoo Leads to Permanent Erection
EmailA 21-year-old Iranian man has a permanent semi-erection after having “borow be salaamat” (good luck with your journeys) and the letter “M” (his girlfriend’s initial) tattooed on his penis.
The man, whose name is unknown, was diagnosed with nonischemic priapism — a condition resulting from the inability of blood to exit the penis. His case was detailed in the latest issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
“In our case, most probably, the handheld needle penetrated the penis too deep, creating an arteriovenous fistula,” wrote the study authors from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Kermanshah, Iran. A fistula is a connection between two organs or vessels — in this case an artery and a vein — that normally don’t connect.
“For eight days after tattooing, the penis was painful, and thus there were no erections,” the authors wrote. “After that, the patient noticed longer-than-usual sleep-related erections. This progressed, within a week, to a constantly half-rigid penis, day and night.”
Men are advised to seek medical attention for an erection lasting more than four hours.
During a normal erection, blood rushes into the penis through the arteries to build up pressure and later leaves through the veins. But in nonischemic priapism, blood continues to enter faster than it can leave, causing persistent pressure and a permanent erection. The problem resolves naturally 62 percent of the time, the researchers reported. And when it doesn’t, men have the option of selective arterial embolism — a procedure that blocks the offending artery.
Instead, the Iranian man chose to have a shunt implanted to drain the excess blood, according to the report.
“Predictably, the procedure was unsuccessful,” the authors wrote. “Because of the painless nature of erections, moderately good preservation of erectile function during intercourses, and disappointment with former surgery, the patient has declined to undergo further therapies, and lives with his condition.”
Despite his permanent erection, the man has no regrets over his penis tattoo, according to the report. Nevertheless, the report authors advise against the practice.
“Based on our unique case, we discourage penile tattooing,” they wrote.
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It’s kind of hard to feel sorry for someone who did something so stupid. At least baggy pants are in style. The amazing part is that he is not the first to do this.
Posted by: LW | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 1:55 pm
So the Iranians ARE building a weapon of mass destruction.
Posted by: Ethan W | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 2:25 pm
Well if I know the Iranians, the solution will be to execute some female member of his family.
Posted by: FrankBlourtango | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 2:56 pm
Well, he won’t need much effort to ‘close the deal’ with the Missus!
Posted by: foodandart | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 3:13 pm
___”So the Iranians ARE building a weapon of mass destruction.”
POSTED BY: ETHAN W | JANUARY 9, 2012 JANUARY 9, 2012, 2:25 PM____________Since when was joystick a weapon of mass destruction?
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 3:29 pm
Off to Iran for my own tattoo.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 3:31 pm
Stone the girlfriend to death as punishment for his stupidity.
Posted by: KJM1968 | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 4:02 pm
Just another example of how stupid men are!
Posted by: jane | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 8:03 pm
So the Iranians ARE building a weapon of mass destruction.POSTED BY: ETHAN W | JANUARY 9, 2012 JANUARY 9, 2012, 2:25 PM**************************Or is it…fast reproduction
Posted by: michael | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 8:48 pm
“Hey babe, I got your name tattoo on mine”
Posted by: Survon1 | January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012, 11:04 pm
hi..i’m iranian..and now i’m so shameful about it :D
i don’t why he did it and what he has thought !
Posted by: amir | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 5:20 am
“Just another example of how stupid men are!” Truth is the only thing of any importance to men is reproduction. The emotional stuff is just minutia we wade through to get the job done.
Posted by: Albert | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 8:34 am
Disgusting and just plain stupid.
Posted by: carole | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 9:44 am
how exactly is it a problem? if anything this would be a benefit to some people.
Posted by: Xyberviri | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 11:44 am
I wander if he has to show up to work like that or can collect disability :)
Posted by: Semi | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 1:48 pm
So when his friends ask him ‘what’s up?’, what do you think he says?
Posted by: A Cynic | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 2:58 pm
lmao!
Posted by: Lynn | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 5:19 pm
Really? – This is news? I’m thinking we are about to lose our place at the top of the food chain. There are wild animals with more common sense and moral conscience.
Posted by: Mickey | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 5:41 pm
Glad to see that Iranian men are no smarter than American men–not that itwas ever in question.
Posted by: AjaDiamond | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 7:10 pm
lmao!!!!
Posted by: desi | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 8:21 pm
Hmm, if you have an erection lasting more than four hours you should call a physician?
If I have an erection lasting more than four hours I’m calling everybody.
Posted by: Stan | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 8:35 pm
“I wonder if he has to show up to work like that or can collect disability :)”
He would probably be eligible for disability if he lived in Greece.
Posted by: TK | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 8:42 pm
So is the erection a bug or a feature?
Posted by: Bruce | January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012, 11:21 pm
So if you ask him for directions, is he always going to point north?
Posted by: Jorge | January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012, 1:07 pm
So Iranian; Doesn’t this bring tears to your eyes and feel pride??!!
Posted by: Ben | January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012, 3:45 pm
After reading this article, everything in it seems like sexual innuendo. Particulary funny is the name of the medical journal, Sexual Medicine huh? yaaaa, i have lots of sexual medicine to give out :P
Posted by: alan | January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012, 4:42 pm
Just what he deserves…………….how stupid can people get………..pretty stupid it seems.
Posted by: Georgia Harley | January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012, 4:57 pm
I forget… what is the problem?
Posted by: Kristoffer | January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012, 11:41 pm
People have one and will continue to do retarded things of this nature, is anyone really surprised?
Posted by: Sabrina | January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012, 2:44 pm
maybe now they stop playing with nuclear rodds
atleast the wife can have sex while he is asleap ;)
next time buy flowers for ur girl dude
Posted by: dj | January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012, 7:37 pm
“Good Luck With Your Journeys”?????
You get your junk inked and that’s the best you can come up with? Must be lost in translation…..
Posted by: HPM | January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012, 10:15 pm
The girlfriend should be arrested for giving him a tattoo with out a license.
Assuming she didn’t have a license.
Posted by: melissa | January 13, 2012 January 13, 2012, 9:54 am
I should have that problem. Wonder how much the plane fare is to IRAN??
Posted by: TONY | January 13, 2012 January 13, 2012, 4:47 pm
If my ex husband had an erection last 4 minutes, I would have been calling the doc! LOL I called him the minute man!
Posted by: Sassypants | January 14, 2012 January 14, 2012, 3:04 am
I think he just needs to pierce it now….
Posted by: LeeAnn Hogue | January 14, 2012 January 14, 2012, 1:37 pm
This story was first reported in The Onion.
Posted by: Jwood | January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012, 2:22 am
He should have got a tattoo of a dollar bill so he could watch his money grow!
Posted by: Katy | January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012, 3:15 am
What? No pictures?
Posted by: Deborah | January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012, 5:20 am
For the females who are calling all men stupid, let me throw out a few terms: high heels, breast implants, anorexia….
Posted by: BRandolph | January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012, 7:33 am
I got a tattoo on mine…It says pee wee when non-rect…..erect it says…Pee Wee’s Bar and Grill Chattanooga Tennessee
Posted by: Ethermite | January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012, 2:04 pm
please immediately remove this disgusting article from the internet. why did you post it in the first place? shame on you!
Posted by: disgusted reader | January 16, 2012 January 16, 2012, 2:00 pm
wait until he breaks up with the woman and wants to have the tatoo removed….lol…
Posted by: tim | January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012, 1:31 am
Nope, that’s not a banana in my pocket, but I am glad to see you!
Posted by: Telly Sevallis | January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012, 8:16 pm
How much is the fare to Iran??? Just asking…heheheh
Posted by: ozzy | January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012, 9:18 pm
well, atleast he wont roll out of bed any more…
Posted by: Homer | January 19, 2012 January 19, 2012, 6:10 pm
“Men are advised to seek medical attention for an erection lasting more than four hours.”
My doctor is tired of seeing me show up at his office. “You again?”, he always asks before advising “Go home and work it off.”
Posted by: Aaron Ververs | January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012, 10:53 am
What happens to an extended erection, ya know this is not like a simple shot to appendage, then again if you get a tattoo you must love pain…….
Posted by: HKaufman | January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012, 4:35 pm
so good
Posted by: mahdi | January 22, 2012 January 22, 2012, 4:09 pm
60% of the time it works every time.
Posted by: R. Burgundy | January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012, 10:25 am