Pictures, for scientific purposes, of course!

Oh man, oh man! (literally)

Out of New Delhi comes what would be many a man's dream come true-


Sat Aug 19, 10:10 AM ET
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report said Saturday.

The 24-year-old man from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh admitted himself to a New Delhi hospital this week with an extremely rare medical condition called penile duplication or diphallus, the Times of India said.
"Two fully functional penes is unheard of even in medical literature. In the more common form of diphallus, one organ is rudimentary," the newspaper quoted a surgeon as saying.
The surgery was expected to be challenging as both organs were well-formed and full blood supply to the retained penis had to be ensured to allow it to function normally, he added.
The newspaper did not disclose the identity of the man or the hospital to protect the patient's privacy.

There are about 100 such reported cases of diphallus around the world and it is known to occur among one in 5.5 million men, the newspaper said.
It is caused by the failure of the mesodermal bands in the embryo to fuse properly. The mesodermal bands are one of three primary layers of the embryo from which several body parts are formed.

While we all smile inwardly, I am now pondering some of the unanswered questions.
Are they both hooked up to the same bladder? Does he pee twice as much? Can he masterbate with both hands? (great way to be ambidexterous) Has he actually had sex with both of them? At the same time? Can he be an "organ" donor? Define fully-formed for me? Is it hereditary? What were his parents thinking when they let him grow up like this? What about the ob/gyn who delivered this fellow into existence? Where was he? Are they horizontally placed or vertically? Diagonally? How does one choose which one to remove? Did his girlfriend/boyfriend get a say-so on this operation?

While getting a chuckle, this poor man may have suffered a bit through his life. He has probably suffered mentally, and silently for the better part of his life. I can see why he is doing this quietly. Who would want that sort of press? Although, now that it has made international newslines, his odds of remaining anonymous are slim.

I'm TRYING to be sensitive to this situation because I feel oddly rubbernecker-ish. I hate that feeling. Gawking at someone elses pain (and apparently, he's not happy as he is) is wrong. It's cruel. It cannot be psychologically comfortable for this man to attempt to have a normal dating/sex life.

Our snickers actually magnify that to me. We laugh, but do we really want to be that one in a billion person with a third breast? Second penis? Honestly, aside from being a sideshow attraction, or a well-paid porn-star, it really serves one no good in living a normal life if word of something like that were to get out.

So while I draw attention to it, I also learn from it. Many folks may say to themselves, "oh to have such a problem" Not so easy if you live with it.
And sadly to admit it- I would still want to see the pictures!