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Man Hospitalized After
Injecting Own Semen
By David Lohr
A new study published in the Irish Medical Journal recounts the case of a 33-year-old man who was hospi- talized after repeatedly injecting himself with semen to relieve chronic back pain.
“This is the first reported case of semen injection for use as a medical treat- ment,” doctors in Dublin wrote in the case study, titled “‘Semenly’ Harmless Back Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Subcutaneous Abscess.”
The man’s handmade rem- edy was report- edly discovered when he showed up at a doctor’s office complaining of severe back pain. While
examining the patient, a physi- cian noticed the man’s right arm appeared swollen and inflamed.
The explanation the man gave was one the doctor likely never expected.
“The patient dis- closed that he had intra- venously inject- ed his own semen as an innovative method to treat
back pain,” doc- tors wrote in the study. “He had devised this ‘cure’ independ- ent of any med- ical advice.”
The man report- edly said he had purchased a hypodermic needle online and had been injecting himself once a month for the past 18 months. Before visiting the doc- tor, he said he hurt his lower back while lifting
a heavy object and gave him- self three doses, according to the study.
The semen reportedly entered the man’s blood vessels and muscles. An X- ray revealed air trapped beneath the man’s skin, and he was immediately hospitalized, according to the study.
Doctors treated
the man with intravenous antimicrobial therapy. His back pain reportedly sub- sided, and he discharged him- self without hav- ing the infected area drained.
The report’s doctors conduct- ed a “compre- hensive review” of medical litera- ture and were unable to find any other cases of intravenous semen injection.
The study con- cludes with a warning that medical experi- mentation is dangerous and it’s risky for untrained indi- viduals to inject themselves with substances not intended for intravenous use.
Translation: Don’t inject yourself with anything without a doctor’s approval, includ- ing semen.
To Treat Back Pain
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