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Subscribe to RSSYou’d think somebody repeatedly sticking a needle in your penis would be a little off-putting, but the 21-year-old Iranian apparently thought it would be a grand idea to have Persian script reading borow be salaamat (good luck on your journeys), and the first initial of his girlfriend’s last name (“M”) tattooed onto his little gentleman.
He was left with a permanent semi-erection as a reminder of just how good the idea was.
His case raises a number of questions, not least whether the wish for good luck is directed to the penis or to the man, and if it’s to the penis, where, exactly, is it going? But, medically speaking, how could getting penis ink give make the organ go haywire?
The answer rests in the traditional technique the man subjected himself to. “Handheld needles are used and there is no control of the depth of the needle,” Iranian urologists reported in the most recent Journal of Sexual Medicine. “Henna, ash, and other natural pigments are used by traditional tattooists. They first use their needles to penetrate the skin. Then they apply the coloring material on the perforated skin surface.”
Naturally, this proved painful. After several days, the pain subsided. Soon after it did, though, the man noticed that his nighttime woodies were lasting a long time. A week later, he had a 24/7 priapic erection.
As erectile dysfunction pill commercials constantly remind us, non-sex-related erections lasting longer than four hours are dangerous for penises. The lack of fresh blood flow can starve the spongy tissues of oxygen, destroying them and resulting in impotence.
There are two types of priapism, ischemic and non-ischemic, according to UCLA urologist Dr. Jeffrey Bassett. In a normal erection, blood flows into the penis via arteries, and as pressure builds, the veins leading out are temporarily blocked. In ischemic priapism, the veins don’t open up again.
In non-ischemic priapism, the veins allow blood out of the penile tissue, but too much blood is flowing in via the arteries and the veins can’t keep up. So blood pressure builds. This isn’t as dangerous since fresh blood is coming in all the time, but it can be pretty inconvenient. If it doesn’t resolve, either on its own or with treatment, it can cause damage in some cases.
Bassett once treated a 24-year-old skateboarder who’d traumatized his pelvic area in a skate accident. It tuned out that the injury caused a blood vessel fistula that interfered with normal flow into and out of the penis.
According to the Iranian doctors, this is what happened to the young man. The tattooist punctured too-deep holes that damaged vessels in the penis, resulting in fistulas, and then a pseudoaneurysm, a pooling of blood outside a vessel wall. They recommended he see a specialist to have the blood removed, but he rejected that idea and saw another doctor to have a shunt procedure performed. It didn’t work.
Since the fellow is still able to have sex, and achieve a more-or-less normal erection, he’s rejected any more treatments, even the one his urologists recommended in the first place.
In one of those statements you’d think nobody would actually have to make, the Iranian doctors wrote “based on our unique case, we discourage penile tattooing.”
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Man, the tattoo artist really stiffed this guy!
Hahahahaha... LUCKY!!!
Just when you think you have heard/seen everything, along comes this revelation. But hey, whatever floats your boat.
If you look at the Persian translation....the script is not very long...it just might not be that big of a problem...unless his girlfriend is nearsighted and needed large type.
Wow do you suppose it floats too.
txmom32, my best guess is that it definitely floats. Maybe we need to ask the guys on this thread.
OUCHHH! Just reading this hurts....Needles in the penis....
Any special kind of needle?
What did he use for ink......Krazy Glue?
They told him not to but he's what you call HARD HEADED!
Talk about a perpetual hard-on - no need for a stiffy in a jiffy - guy's gonna have schweddy balls.....
This brings to mind an episode of 'Untold Stories Of The ER' that I'd seen a while back. Have any of you seen that series? (It wasn't due to tattooing, but it was done in a comical way.) God bless those ER workers, they must see some pretty wacky stuff!
My guess is there is going to be a line around the block. Once read a story about a guy who'd had an erection for TEN YEARS!! Was a big hit at dance socials and much sought after by porno industry. True story.
After a few years of constant attention, since likely difficult to ignore, he'll be nicknamed 'tripod' and painfully proud of it.
Margret Thatcher on a cold day, Margret Thatcher on a cold day..........
LOL of course WOOD floats!
better yet he should have tattooed "12 inches" on it as an oxymoron.
Well the upside (lol) he won't have to buy Viagra later in life.
I bet this will become a common procedure for men so they can have a permanent erection for life and not have to buy viagra.
If there's no permanent damage... I'll take one!
I thought Iranians and Muslims were not supposed to be having sex before marriage? Shouldn't he be stoned to death for this revelation?
Neither are Christians, Tony, but they still do! (And the bible calls for death by stoning or burning!)
I have been considering a "Welcome to California tourist, now go home" tattoo on my penis, but I won't be having it done after reading this article.
Typical ultra-liberal MSNBC story --- no pictures to back it up.
TonyInDallas, he's in no danger of stoning, but if his girlfriend is married, she is.
Chris-749391, do you honestly believe that any newsite regardless of politcal leaning is going to show a picture of a penis?
However with a little effort I'm sure you can find a website out there that will cater to your particular needs/desires/fantasy's.
Jim-346431
I've got some darts. They're kinda like needles. Wanna Play? /lol
freefaller, i think chris was kidding. lol
Maybe those pretty ER workers wacked his stuff!
Arieus (1.17) - That would be like the the women who have store-bought boobs rather than home-growns. They don't sag later in life.
I wonder what the girlfriend thinks about this
I heard a joke about a guy who went to Jamaica on vacation...While using a public restroom he glanced at the man next to him...He said "wow...I have Wendy tattooed on my penis too!" The Jamaican next to him smiled and said..."No ...When it is hard it says welcome to Jamaica...have a nice day!"
"His case raises a number of questions [...]" L.O.L.
Yeah. Like did Mohammad have a tattooed penis? What happens when his girl friend leaves him? Does he find another girlfriend whose name begins with an "M"?
I'm worried about the girlfriend in Iran. If they think she is having sex outside marriage she could end up in jail.
Here's one of those questions: Where did he find enough alcohol in Iran prior to going thru with this?!
The "M" will stand for Mohammed when his girlfriend dumps him or when she is stoned for acting like a prostitute...just like all good Muslim boys!!
So, saying something nasty about Muslims or Mohammad makes you feel better about yourself? That's what ignorant people do..they make a lot of noise when they can't say something sensible.
Stupid is as stupid does. I have no sympathy for this situation.
World be aware Iran has succeeded in creating this weapon of m(_!_)ass destruction. This lad to lass torpedo is their best work thus far.
Ben Joseph you really need to lighten up... geesh. They wouldn't care to bash and infidel like myself.
pictures?
no thanks.......
Looks like this guy is going to need an oversize muslim robe to hide his permanent tent pole. The problem will be that nobody will know for sure that he actually "IS" happy to see them. LMFAO
You'd think having a hard-on would interfere with your Muslim daily prayers...
That might be ther first time I actually laughed out loud on a web news comment section
lol same here.
Ruken...........only if he is bending over backwards to kneel. ha ha
Yep, that's going to be hard to beat
How wood that make a difference?
Makes the praying easier on your knees, It's like having a kickstand,,,,
A muzzie with a tat on his dick...omg...I can't stop laughing......
So maybe the "Ticonderoga New York" story had some basis in fact after all?
D'OH!
Move to America. Rename self "Smilin' Bob."
So I think we need to rise above the whole religious persecution of this guy because the fact that he is Iranian tells us nothing of his faith.
That said....they walk among the Iranians too...fortunately this one is sporting a tell tail sign.
I can HARDly believe this.
If I was going to get a tattoo on my junk, I think I'd go for a 'Hello Kitty' face.
Maybe 'supercalifragilisticexpealodotious'.
I think I'm gonna get eyes on mine, so it looks like a caterpillar
Mine will say "Eat at Shorty's" ... Then when I get an erection, you'll be able to read the entire menu.
My girlfriend could not figure out why I had "TINY" tattooed on my penis. Then she discovered it really said "TICONDEROGA,NY".
Wow a real needle dic#
How about the guy that people thought he had his girlfriend's name tatted - Wendy. when he got a full fledged blue steel throbber it read - Welcome to Jamaica, Have a nice day.
This is just to hard to comment about!
Wouldn't it be sad if she broke up with him....he would be very limited in his next girlfriend to someone with the last name beginning with M.
Not really if "M" = Mindless, for the attitude Islamic women have with regard to their status as "Property"
No, just one of his 4 wives would need that initial.
You guys are so ignorant I don't know where to begin... How about your assumption of the man's faith?
One really fed up boomer, you mention the attitude of Islamic women (which you should be an expert in obviously). Might I point out that if they are treated as property then they would not be at fault as their status would be imposed upon them (property does not have a say usually). Secondly, they are usually refered to as Muslim women and not Islamic women. Anyways, I do not agree with that description though because any way you look at it, women are "property" all over the world. Do you honetly believe that the marriage contract in North America is not really just an extension of the property of the person? A women in North america is given choice right? (as long as that choice means NOT covering up and exchanging sexual favours? Oh and of course straving herself on a daily basis to fit the ideal image the tabloids promote) I don't know about you but I consider that property and if you knew anything about Islam you would know that you are very far from the truth.
And TonyInDallas I get your joke about the 4 wives ahahahahahahahahahaha...soooooo clever especially since you live in texas and that sort of thing never happens. How about you just focus on finding the one wife (I gather you have difficulty...Am I right or am I right?). I guess if all else fails you can just marry your cousin right?
I'll call you both M = Mindless for your subservience to American propaganda.
And again-What does this have to do with the article???
SierraD what do you think about the infidels? Sounds like you dislike the American ways to me. My wife is far from property, she is her own woman and in noway does she have to hide her figure under a damn gown. She is not made to do anything she chooses not to do. I don't think you will see that in the muslim world.
I think Sierra has some issues.
And, no, there are no multiple wives in Texas except for some Mormon refugees from Utah that bought a ranch here a while back. And, by the way, Islamic law allows for up to 4 wives, if you can afford them, which is where I got that number. As to cousins, this isn't Alabama.
Post a picture someone!
I thought a MEMBER of congress named WIENER did that already Daniel.
Haha!
Pics or it didn't happen!
Please we don't need to see any more junk on the inter net
i hear that, brother...
and that is the funniest post i've read on this thread - i truly l'dol...!!!
Okay, I must admit that this is one sentence I would have bet I wouldn't be comment on here.
If your erection lasts more than 4 hours , call your friends and brag about it...
Ok, it hasn't been said yet. I wondering if he is having a hard time??? Should have been the first comment!
Went in to fine tune to the Volvo and came out with a Vet
This is probably from this guy continuously physically admiring the artwork.
"M" stands for mustarbate. u got all the time dude. if u need help, my gf can help u, she's a whore.
On the up side, he is at least always half way ready to go. That helps in spontaneous unexpected encounters that must be quick.
I just can not see how anyone could get it tattooed. I would be screaming from the first poke.
He must be a major masochist!
Reminds me of the guy who had "Shorty" tattooed on his dong. when he showed it to his girl friend she didn't think it was funny. She didn't realize til later that it actually said:
"Shorty's Bar and Grill, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, thats the funniest thing I've seen posted on this thread so far. Very good!
I heard that this man choose this particular tattoo artist because he found out that he could also write short stories on a grain of rice.
LMAO!