# Is There Such A Thing As An 'Inverted Penis'?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 2, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260 "2004-06-02T15:02:32Z")
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### Author: ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260/1 "2004-06-02T15:02:32Z")

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Does the term ‘inverted penis’ refer to an actual medical phenomenon whereby the penis sinks into the abdomen, taking the form of a concave indentation rather than a convex protuberance? Or is this just a figure of speech??

Thanks.

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### Author: ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260/2 "2004-06-02T15:36:46Z")

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Hmmm… somebody needs a good sneeze.

I’ve only seen this used in reference to the male anotomy following a sex change operation… more of a description than an actual malady.

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### Author: ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260/3 "2004-06-02T15:40:45Z")

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I think it’s called a vagina.

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### Author: ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260/4 "2004-06-02T15:44:41Z")

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Upon Googling I do see that some mothers are scared their baby’s penis may be “inverted” but in actuality it’s just due to the presence of a large pubic fat pad around the base of the penis.

Most other references either involve porn or the Argentinian Lake Duck.

Paging **Qagdop**.

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### Author: ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-inverted-penis/248260/5 "2004-06-02T16:12:08Z")

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There is [koro](http://weber.ucsd.edu/~thall/cbs_koro.html), a psychiatric syndome, usually in among men in South China. The men **believe** that their penis is being drawn into their body and will eventually disappear unless steps are taken.

But this is purely psychiatric and has no physical basis.