The 30-year-old arrived at his doctors in Guwahati, India with the unusual ailment. He told the medics that he had ingested the wire, prompting them to launch a fruitless search. It was only when X-Ray on the operating table was taken that it became clear the wire was in the 30-year-old’s urinary bladder. “It’s a type of masturbation called urethral sounding, which is the insertion of an object or liquid into the urethra,” said the senior consultant surgeon. “Instances of men indulging in urethral sounding are known,” Dr Islam continued.

Source: Daily Mirror June 06, 2020 16:57 UTC