Is it true men can suffer penile fracture?

Apparently in 1988 Cecil thought it was “goofy” that a man could suffer penile fracture. He classified such men as “Meatballs”. My husband recently had just such a traumatic experience and he said there is no person in the world that he hates enough to wish that on them. The surgeon who specializes in this urology surgery doesn’t consider it to be “Goofy” and in fact says it is a more common occurrence than we would imagine. How Cecil could belittle someone who has suffered a severe traumatic injury to any part of their body, let alone a part that is so sensitive and vital to most men’s emotional, physical and mental health, is amazing to me. Perhaps that part of his anatomy doesn’t mean much to him, but he shouldn’t downgrade those that have suffered this analmoly. I would suggest he read a little more on the many different ways it can happen, and not hold himself on so high a platform (pedestal). Beware, it could happen to you! Unless you just don’t get involved enough in enjoying sex to have any concerns??? In that case, I would feel sorry for your partner. Criticism of anyone’s physical injuries is inappropriate by someone who is so widely read.

Hello Sissy54. Just FYI, here it is considered a courtesy to link to the article you are commenting on.

Is this it?

Cecil said:

According to certain videos, even professionals have the occasional accidental popping out of place or difficulty finding the hole.

I’m more concerned about this:

Damn, how hard was he going at it?

Whoa! Anal-moly!? Is that how he acheived penile fracture?..Sounds painful but I don’t think my wife is into that anyway.

OTOH, I can’t believe Cecil belittled your husband back in 1988, fully aware that this would eventually happen to him! Of course, letting everyone on Straight Dope and the internet know about his personal injury must be great for his confidence since it

Got to barge in here and bleat “they had this storyline on Grey’s Anatomy this season” (the younger sister-who-looks-like-a-rodent and her reluctant boyfriend) and boy, howdy, was that an excrutiating thing to even hear about! I imagine such a thing happening was news to some people.