Man injected himself with own semen for a year and half to treat his chronic back pain
A medical journal has warned the public against unprescribed self-medication citing the recent case of a man who injected himself with his own semen to treat his chronic back pain.
The case detailed in the Irish Medical Journal this month is of an unidentified 33-year-old Irish man who used to fill a syringe with his own semen and push it into his veins and muscles every month.
The case came to light when the man admitted himself into a Dublin hospital following complaint of severe, sudden onset lower back pain for days after lifting a heavy steel object.
Though the man had a history of back pain, what intrigued the medical staff at the hospital was his arm which was red and slightly swollen. It also showed signs of a serious subcutaneous infection. An X-ray of the hand revealed signs of an abscess deep under the skin.