A man went to extreme measures to treat his chronic back pain. And, no, it wasn't biofeedback therapy or electrical nerve stimulation; it was something much more unconventional and a helluvalot more dangerous: semen injections. According to a report published in the Irish Medical Journal, doctors came across a man who attempted to alleviate his pain by filling a syringe with his own man juice and then injecting it into his right arm. The man eventually sought medical treatment for the back injury, which was reportedly brought on by heavy lifting; however, during his medical examination, doctors noticed his right arm appeared to be infected. The patient informed the physicians he had tried to cure his ailment by injecting himself with his own sperm. And it wasn't just a one-day, or week-long experiment. The dude had given himself one monthly dose for 18 consecutive months. After further examination, the man was diagnosed with a bacterial skin infection called cellulitis and was given intravenous antimicrobial drugs. Though his back pain decreased during the hospitalization, he reportedly declined to have the fluid drained from his arm and discharged himself before completing treatment. "The dangers of [injections] when carried out by the untrained layperson are highlighted as well as the vascular and soft tissue hazards surrounding the attempted injection of substances not intended for intravenous use," Dr. Lisa Dunne wrote in the report. 'The case also demonstrates the risks involved with medical experimentation prior to extensive clinical research."<doc-sep>A PATIENT injected himself with his own semen in a bizarre attempt to cure his back pain - leaving doctors baffled. The 33-year-old devised the grotty cure himself - seemingly without any medical advice or evidence it would work. 2 The patient was left with painful swelling in his arm where he had injected himself with his own semen every month for a year-and-a-half Credit: Irish Medical Journal He was admitted to hospital in Dublin after a huge abscess developed on his forearm - where he had been pumping his ejaculate for a year-and-a-half. Docs found the swollen rash had been caused by cellulitis - a serious bacterial infection that can cause severe pain and is potentially fatal if left untreated. A report on the case published in the Irish Medical Journal described his weird habit as "dangerous". MONTHLY DOSE Dr Lisa Dunne wrote: "He had devised this 'cure' independent of any medical advice. "He revealed he had injected one monthly 'dose' of semen for 18 consecutive months using a hypodermic needle which had been purchased online." The patient's back pain had been caused after damaging muscles when he lifted a heavy steel object. But his bizarre homemade remedy had no pain-relieving effects. Doctors were able to treat him for his back pain and his condition quickly improved after a short hospital stay. But the patient discharged himself from Adelaide and Meath Hospital before doctors had a chance to remove the semen from his arm. The ejaculate had leaked into his soft tissue because of the botched injections. FIRST OF ITS KIND Dr Dunne added that the man had "failed multiple attempts at injecting the bodily fluid" in what he told doctors was an "innovative method to treat back pain". It was noted in the report that there are many known cases of people injecting foreign substances in suicide attempts. But the semen case is believed to be the first of its kind. Dr Dunne wrote: "The dangers of [injections] when carried out by the untrained layperson are highlighted as well as the vascular and soft tissue hazards surrounding the attempted injection of substances not intended for intravenous use. MOST READ IN HEALTH NEWS GONE WITH THE WIND Remedies to get rid of trapped wind - from avoiding foods to exercise GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT How to get rid of piles - from getting exercise to avoiding codeine CANCER SCARE Most deadly skin cancers DON'T start in existing moles - here's how to spot the signs OUT OF BREATH What is bronchitis, what are the signs and symptoms and how dangerous is it? WARNING LINE Warning over black line on nails after 'beautician spotted it on client now diagnosed with cancer' CHANGE IS BETTER THAN A REST This is how often you should change your pillow cases - to avoid blackheads and breakouts "The case also demonstrates the risks involved with medical experimentation prior to extensive clinical research." Another study referenced in the report involved experiments in which human semen was injected into animals. The 1945 research found the practice "yields completely negative results". 2 X-rays showed a build up of fluid in his arm where he had been injecting himself Credit: Irish Medical Journal Sperm test - Male fertility semen analysis explained<doc-sep>
In a bizarre incident, a man in Ireland was found to have been injecting himself with his own sperm in order to cure a chronic lower back pain. Reports surfaced after the 33-year-old unnamed man from Dublin was admitted to the Adelaide and Meath Hospital for treatment. Writing about the incident in a report published by the Irish Medical Journal, Dr. Lisa Dunne revealed the patient had been injecting himself in his right arm with his own semen for 18 months. She called the method "innovative." "He had devised this 'cure' independent of any medical advice," Dr. Dunne wrote in her report, titled "'Semenly' Harmless Back Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Subcutaneous Abscess." The patient used a hypodermic needle he bought online to administer the procedure, the report said. His was hospitalized after his back pain became severe when he tried lifting a heavy steel object three days prior to being admitted. Following treatment at the facility, his condition improved, but that was also when his highly unusual "cure" was discovered by doctors, who noticed his swollen arm. However, the man got himself discharged without having the fluid build-up in his arm drained. Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The report mentioned the case as one of the first of its kind. It said while instances of people injecting harmful substances in their body, in order to kill themselves, have been documented, another instance of sperm injection as a cure was yet to be recorded. "Although there is a report of the effects of subcutaneous semen injection into rats and rabbits, there were no cases of intravenous semen injection into humans found across the literature," it said. Dr. Dunne also warned people about the dangers of carrying out such experiments without proper medical training. "...the dangers of venepuncture [injection] when carried out by the untrained layperson are highlighted as well as the vascular and soft tissue hazards surrounding the attempted injection of substances not intended for intravenous use. ... The case also demonstrates the risks involved with medical experimentation prior to extensive clinical research in the form of phased trials inclusive of safety and efficacy assessments," her report read.