A man from southern Colombia had to have his penis
amputated after he allegedly overdosed on Viagra to impress his girlfriend.
The 66-year-old man from Gigante,
Colombia, whose name has not been released, told a local newspaper that he
intentionally overdosed on the erectile dysfunction medicine.
He then is said to have suffered an
erection for several days before being forced to seek medical advice.
According to news website Colombia
Reports, the penis-enhancing drug caused the man, who is said to be a farmer
and a former politician, to develop signs of gangrene.
When he sought medical help, doctors in Gigante referred
the man to a medical facility in Neiva, where medical staff noted that the
man’s penis was inflamed and fractured.
They informed the
patient his only option was amputation so the inflammation and gangrene would
stop spreading to other parts of his body.
A doctor told
local newspaper La Nacion: ‘The patient showed bruising on the testicles and
penis, was treated and is recovering well.’
As a result of
the incident, Neiva hospital issued a warning for men to not use penis
enhancing drugs or erectile dysfunction medication without prescription from their
doctors.
Earlier this
week, a Yemeni man died of a Viagra overdose as he prepared to sleep with his
bride on their first day as a married couple.
The 25-year-old
Yemeni man dosed up on five Viagra pills at one time which killed him,
according to Yemini Arabic Language daily newspapwer Okaz Al Youm.
Once the wedding
hall was cleared out, the unnamed man left to join his wife at their new home.
When he arrived,
he fainted and collapsed and died after being taken to hospital despite
doctors’ attempts to revive him.
Viagra contains
the ingredient sildenafil citrate, which works by relaxing muscles in the walls
of blood vessels.
However, the
action that Viagra has on nerve activity of muscles in the penis may also
increase sympathetic nerve activity (which makes blood vessels constrict).
There have been
several reports of heart attack, heart arrhythmia and even deaths that have
been related to men who were using Viagra.
Men with unstable
cardiovascular disease, including a history of heart attacks, are advised
against using the drug.
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