Repetitive male genital self-mutilation: a case report and discussion of possible risk factors

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Glenn CatalanoKathleen M Carroll

Abstract

Male genital self-mutilation is an infrequently reported occurrence in the medical literature. The reports describing such cases have focused mostly on surgical repair. The case reports written from a psychiatric point of view have outlined possible risk factors contributing to this behavior. Typically, reports depict cases of a single episode of self-mutilation. To date, we have found twelve cases that have addressed the specific issue of repeated episodes of genital self-mutilation. In this article, we report the case of a 49-year-old man who succeeded in castrating himself after sequential episodes of genital mutilation. We will review previous cases of repetitive male genital self-mutilation and draw comparisons between those and our patient's case to arrive at common risk factors that may alert the clinician to this type of behavior.

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Apr 9, 2014·Nature Reviews. Urology·Thomas W Johnson, Michael S Irwig
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