Severing the penis without removing the testicles is said to cause intense sexual frustration Severing the penis without removing the testicles is said to cause intense sexual frustration

There may be innumerable number of questions that may arise after a horrific injury such as a severed penis. Can it be reattached? Can you still have sex? or How do you go to the loo? Besides the obvious, the acute pain that occurs at the time, there are other more lasting issues. Here are some embarrassing questions the mirror.co.uk has listed in the event of a horrific attack on the phallus.

How much does it hurt?

Severing the penis without removing the testicles is said to cause intense sexual frustration, since all urges and sex drive come from the testicles and, short of a penis, the unfortunate chap in question has no way to satisfy them.

Everyday activities such as riding a bike - or other tasks that put undue pressure on the crotch area - are said to persist long after surgery or even, eye-wateringly, permanently in some cases.



What can be done?

Professor Raj Persad, a consultant urologist and erectile dysfunction expert, believes recovery will ultimately depend on where the injury was.

He is quoted in the Mail as saying: "It's very difficult to re-suture the nerves but you can rejoin the corporal tissue (the erectile tissue which contains most of the blood in the penis during erection) and the urethra.

"The further away (the wound) is from the pudendal nerve (a nerve in the pelvis that carries sensation from the genitalia), the more likely he is to get function."

Can it be reattached?

If the shorn penis can be reattached via surgery there is apparently no reason why people cannot go on and live a fruitful and relatively normal life.

A Chinese study of 50 men who underwent reattachment surgery found that all but one achieved full functionality again.

What if reattachment isn't possible?

In some cases reattachment is not an option and a new penis, made from tissue grafted from another part of the body, must be made.

While most certainly a scientific breakthrough, the reconstructed penis is not a popular option with patients with problems reported with both appearance and functionality.

Can you still have sex?

Obviously a pretty important issue - in the Chinese study all but one of the patients recovered full functionality with some reportedly going on to father children after the removal.



How can you go to the loo?

While other issues may be more prevalent, how a person can go to the toilet is still one of the most important post-penis removal.

Apparently one of the main positives from the reconstructed option is that of standing urination.

Otherwise patients have to squat down in order to urinate after doctors re-route the urethra to below the scrotum.

What can you do afterwards?

Well, as stated many people still go on to have happy, fruitful and relatively normal lives even after such a brutal event.

Not so John Wayne Bobbitt though - he made porn films.

Back in 1993 Lorena Bobbitt, John's then-wife, took a kitchen knife to her drunk husband's penis and sliced it off.

The case gained world renowned notoriety after she claimed the act was a result of her sexual frustration at what she called his selfishness in the sack.

While many would be merely satisfied to just get on with their lives after such a harrowing time, Bobbitt decided to go the extra mile to prove he was still the man he always was.

Only ten months after his wife was found not guilty of the removal of his penis, he starred in "John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut".

Interviewed on set he said he was determined to "basically show everybody that I'm healed and fully functional."