Rupture of the tunica albuginea of ​​the penis

Men's health is often vulnerable to diseases. Male reproductive organ diseases often occur, and the penis is a part of the body where men are prone to diseases. If it is an inflammatory problem, it is also very serious, and should be treated with medication or other methods. Different treatment methods are used according to the severity of the symptoms of the disease. What should I do if the penis white membrane ruptures?

The penis is "broken", but the tunica albuginea is actually ruptured

A man's penis can be stretched and retracted freely, and there is no hard bone structure inside it, so how can it be broken? This is a question that many people are puzzled about. In fact, the penis can be broken, and it is very common in urology. Zhang Yan, deputy chief physician of the Urology Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that during sex (or strange ways of masturbation), rough movements, excessive force, and angle deviation are likely to cause the erect penis to break.

In the above case, the "sex fighter" heard a "pop" sound in his penis and felt like it was broken. In fact, there are no bones in the human penis, and what was broken was only the white membrane.

What is the tunica albuginea? The penis is composed of two penile corpora cavernosa and one urethral corpora cavernosa. Each corpus cavernosum is covered with a thick fibrous membrane called the tunica albuginea, which is about 2mm thick in normal condition. When the penis is erect, the vascular sinus is congested, the internal pressure increases, and the tunica albuginea becomes thinner to only 0.2-0.25mm. If you are not careful, it is very easy to rupture.

If the angle of entry is tilted during sex, the penis may hit the woman's pubic bone violently, which may also cause the penis to "break". When the tunica albuginea ruptures, subcutaneous bleeding will occur immediately, so the "second penis" will look blue and purple, swollen due to congestion, or even deformed.

Although the stitching is simple, it has a huge psychological impact.

"When the penis is fractured, you can immediately apply local ice compresses. Take a plastic bag with some ice cubes and hold the injured part. This can suppress erection on the one hand and reduce bleeding and pain on the other hand." Zhang Yan said, "A ruptured tunica albuginea is not a big deal. There is no need to worry too much. Go to the hospital for a simple suture operation to sew up the tunica albuginea. Generally speaking, under epidural anesthesia, a coronal sulcus incision is made, and the foreskin of the penis is pulled back like a stocking. The bleeding site is sutured, or the ruptured tunica albuginea can be directly felt on the foreskin. It is also OK to do the suture after cutting the foreskin."

The operation is relatively simple, but men care about their penis as much as their face. Although the fractured penis is sutured, the injury is still an injury. Will it affect future sex life? Will it become a habitual fracture? Will it make it impossible to have children in the future? A series of questions will make men particularly nervous, and their psychological pressure and shadow often intensify. Penile fracture is different from bone fracture. After the white membrane is sutured, it will not rupture habitually because of a tiny scar, so these worries are unnecessary.

Experts remind us to be safe during sex and not to use too much movement or force, otherwise the penis may be injured again.