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Published 16:30 18 Jun 2026 GMT
A man who donated his body to science following his death left researchers in shock after they discovered that he had a rare health condition.
Following his death, the 78-year-old British man was dissected by medical students who couldn't believe what they found in the pelvis.
A report was made in the Journal of Medical Case Reports back in October 2024, documenting a "serendipitous discovery" once they made their way below the belt.
After cutting into the cadaver, they made their way down to the skin of the scrotal sac and discovered that inside, adjacent to a regular external penis, were two smaller penile structures.
But yet, only the primary penis was externally visible, though all three penises had a commonality.
They all included a bulbous structure called a glans, as well as a chamber of spongy tissue that would fill with blood to cause an erection, known as the corpus cavernosum.
They measured the three penises, with the external one standing at around 3 inches (7.7 centimeters) long and 0.9 inches (2.4 cm) wide.
His second penis measured shorter, at 1.49 inches (3.8 cm) long and was 0.51 inches (1.3 cm) wide, while the third penis was similar, at 1.45 inches (3.7 cm) long with a width of 0.47 inches (1.2 cm).
Doctors discovered that there was just one urethra, which is the tube that transports urine from the bladder.
However, a "meandering course" was found through the secondary penis and into the primary penis, which then terminates in the external penis' urethral orifice.
Authors suggested that the urethra originated in the secondary penis, but changed course and redirected into the primary penis when the secondary one didn't fully develop.
No branches were found in the tunnel, with no urethral tubes in the third and smallest penis.
The report noted that a structure known as the genital tubercle usually arises and eventually develops into external genitalia, forming a clitoris or a penis - but this didn't happen with this man.
During his fetal development, "there may have been triplication of the genital tubercle," resulting in three penises, the medical report details.
It should be noted that the more common occurrence of this anomaly is called diphallia, referring to two penises.
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Neither the students nor the instructors at the medical school knew the man's identity, nor did they know about his medical history or have access to his records.
Due to this, they didn't know if the man knew about his condition, though they doubted that his triphallia went unnoticed.
If the man needed a urinary catheter insertion, it would have been very challenging because of "the tortuous nature of the urethra," which went through his second penis.
The medical experts noted that there was scarring in the man's groin as a result of an inguinal hernia, where abdominal tissue goes through an opening in the abdominal wall.
Pressure or friction from the two extra penises could have weakened the man's lower abdominal wall and contributed to the hernia, which may have led doctors to discover the additional penile structures.
The development of more than one penis only appears in approximately one in five to six million live births, according to a 2010 review of case reports.
But these are mostly diphallia, with the man's case becoming the first discovery of a triple penis in a cadaver, and only the second known case in scientific literature.
While this can affect sexual dysfunction, fertility problems, and urinary tract infections, the authors suggested that the man may have known about it and chosen to avoid removing it "due to the apparent lack of symptoms," and its "benign nature."
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Published 16:21 27 Apr 2026 GMT
An expert has finally debunked the myth that if you want to know what a man is packing downstairs, you need to look at his feet, and revealed the even more visible body part that gives it away.
Dr. Rena Malik, a renowned urologist and health educator, broke down the telltale sign that gives away the size of a man’s penis on Dragon Den star Steven Bartlett’s podcast, Diary of a CEO.
According to the medical expert, a large nose is a sign of a large penis.
She said on the podcast, "There’s one study - it’s a Japanese study where they looked at only Japanese men so there are some limitations - but they measured all these body parts and penile length and they found that nose length was correlated with penile length, not hand length or foot," she explained.
Citing the study that examined the measurements of over 100 men, Dr. Malik explained that researchers found a "significant correlation" between the size of a man’s nose and his "stretched penile length."
"The study found that men with larger noses had a longer penile length," Dr. Malik noted.
According to the data, men with noses measuring around 2.2 inches (5.5 cm) typically boasted an average length of 5.3 inches downstairs.
Those with smaller noses - around 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) had an average 4.1-inch penis.
Dr. Malik points out that this isn’t just a coincidence; the link probably begins in the womb.
Reportedly, the same surge of testosterone that forms a male fetus's genitals is also responsible for the development of facial features.
However, the expert does note that the correlation is statistically interesting, it isn’t a perfect science.
A "prominent" nose doesn’t automatically mean a man has a significantly big penis, and a button nose doesn't necessarily mean he has a micro penis.
As with almost all other human physical features, genetics, ethnicity, and health all contribute.
Still, Dr. Malik’s revelation confirms that while you can’t judge a book by its cover, you definitely shouldn’t judge a man by his shoe size.
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Published 12:06 19 Aug 2024 GMT
A doctor has revealed the body part that gives an indication of a man's penis size.
One of the biggest infatuations in the world seems to be with penis size - what length is best? Can one make it bigger? What do women tend to prefer?
Some have even tried to find ways to determine which men have the biggest penis sizes without even getting into their pants.
Speaking on Steven Bartlett's 'Diary of a CEO' podcast Dr. Rena Malik, a surgeon and expert in urology, decided to debunk those theories with real-life studies after she was asked whether there was a body part that can accurately reflect the size of one's shaft.
"One of the myths around penis size is that if I have big hands - because you know, these aren't small hands - that... I have a big penis. Or that if I have big feet, then I [also] have a big penis," the host asked.
"Is there data to support this idea that the length of any part of my body is correlated to my penis?"
Dr. Malik responded by quoting the results of a study that could actually help to identify this, but it did not involve hands or feet.
"There’s one study - it’s a Japanese study where they looked at only Japanese men so there are some limitations - but they measured all these body parts and penile length and they found was that nose length was correlated with penile length, not hand length or foot," she explained.
"So how do I increase the length of my nose?" joked Bartlett.
Dr. Malik noted that these things are not within one's control and that they're "pre-genetically determined to some degree."
However, she also added that over the years due to evolution, penile length (on average) has increased and is most likely going to continue to increase.
Elsewhere, the surgeon also opened up about the average length of a shaft, stating that it comes in at around 5.1 to 5.3 inches.
She also pointed out that men tend to think it's bigger than it actually is, explaining that they think it's about six inches.
But after studying which sex toys are the most popular among women, it was discovered that they prefer around the average length of a normal penis rather than anything bigger.
So there we have it folks, if you're worried about your penis size, don't be - you might just have an average one just like most others!
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Published 10:30 27 Apr 2026 GMT
A man has shared his experience of a rare and serious illness that ultimately led to part of his penis being amputated.
Steven Hamill was just 26 when he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2019, a condition that affects a very small number of men each year.
Speaking on This Morning, he recalled: “I woke up one morning and as every man does they'll go for their morning wee, and I looked down, it was very swollen, and instantly I didn't really know what was going on. Something isn't right.”
At first, he didn’t take immediate action, saying: “As a 26-year-old man it was very 'hmm what's this', so I did what every guy would probably do - ignore it [and] hope it goes away itself.”
But things quickly escalated. He later described making a cup of tea when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.
He revealed he "felt something wet” in his groin — and when he checked, he said there was “blood everywhere”.
After calling for his partner, who initially wondered if it might be a nosebleed, Steven realised he needed urgent medical attention. At the time, he admitted he didn’t even know the condition existed, only that “something isn't right.”
When he first sought medical help, doctors were unsure. Because of his age, cancer wasn’t initially suspected. Steven said he was told: “But it can't be penile cancer, you're 26, it only affects men over 50.”
Instead, he was treated for balanitis, a bacterial infection, and given cream. For weeks, he continued with treatment, hoping things would improve. “I was just living life like that, putting this cream on hoping it would get better,” he said.
But the pain intensified dramatically, he described it as: “if I had a needle and I was just poking the head consistently every second… there was no respite.”
Around a month later, his condition worsened again, he added: “I was in my brother's car in Morrisons' car park when the big one happened. I just passed out.”
Despite this, he initially tried to carry on with normal life, even attending his sister’s wedding while managing ongoing bleeding.
It wasn’t until a later appointment that the seriousness of the situation became clear. Seeing a nurse wearing a Macmillan Cancer Support lanyard made him realise what he might be facing. He was soon diagnosed with penile cancer and rushed in for emergency surgery.
The operation successfully removed the tumor, but it required amputating four inches of his penis. Thankfully, the procedure was effective, and Steven is now in remission.
According to the NHS, penile cancer most commonly affects the foreskin or the head (glans) of the penis. While very rare, with fewer than one in 100,000 men diagnosed annually in the US, early detection is key to successful treatment.
Common warning signs include:
If you’re concerned about any symptoms, speaking to a medical professional as soon as possible can make a crucial difference.
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Published 16:44 22 Sep 2021 GMT
A man sought medical help after he started to experience a bizarre phenomenon with his bum and genitals.
The man, 33, realized that something was seriously wrong when he began to defecate from his penis and ejaculate from his anus, Indy100 reports.
However, it took two years for the man to seek out medical help.
News of the man's condition was revealed in the research article titled "A Curious Case of Rectal Ejaculation", which was published by US scientists last month.
It reads: "A 33-year-old male with a history of illicit drug use presented with five days of testicular pain. He also noted a substantial amount of urine and sperm passage from his rectum in addition to pneumaturia and fecaluria for the past two years."
Pneumaturia and fecaluria are conditions that cause gas and feces in urine.
To begin with, doctors had to rule out a number of other conditions including tuberculosis and inflammatory bowel disease.
When the man's urine was examined, it was revealed that he had a UTI, and a CT scan showed swelling in his left testicular tube and a "gas-filled structure" in his prostate, which was responsible for his rectal issues.
Scientists concluded that the gas-filled structure was "chronic appearing rectal-prostate fistula", and they were able to confirm their hypothesis with a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), a special type of x-ray.
The article revealed that the man had been in a three-week comatose state as a result of intoxication with cocaine and phencyclidine, a hallucinogenic drug.
The researchers explained that they had to use a catheter when he was hospitalized and this caused "significant trauma".
But despite the extreme symptoms experienced by the man, all that was required to solve the problem was a simple surgical procedure known as a "joint colorectal and urologic surgical fistula repair."
The man "recovered with only mildly reduced antegrade ejaculatory volume over several months."
The article said that rectourethral fistulas are incredibly rare, and they affect just 0.5 in every 100,000 people every year.
"The majority of adult cases are acquired, while most pediatric cases are due to congenital abnormalities," it explained.
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