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zenbabe · 08-16-2006, 05:48 PM

# Despite education campaigns by women's groups, about one-fourth of girls in Cameroon still undergo ritual "breast-ironing" at puberty as their families attempt to squash their developing bosoms to make them sexually unattractive to boys and reduce their temptation to marry.

The most popular "ironing" instrument is a heated wooden pestle, mashed painfully against the chest. Some girls are supportive, however, like the one who told BBC News in June that she just "wanted to (stay in) school like other girls who had no breasts." [BBC News, 6-23-06]

Jaime · 08-16-2006, 06:00 PM

Oh, yuck, that's painful!

Things like this make me really, really glad that I live where I live.

auntie aubrey · 08-16-2006, 06:36 PM

dear cameroon: i spent 15 years of my life with boobs and no husband. you can do both.

zenbabe · 08-19-2006, 02:45 PM

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report said Saturday.

The 24-year-old man from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh admitted himself to a New Delhi hospital this week with an extremely rare medical condition called penile duplication or diphallus, the Times of India said.

"Two fully functional penes is unheard of even in medical literature. In the more common form of diphallus, one organ is rudimentary," the newspaper quoted a surgeon as saying.

The surgery was expected to be challenging as both organs were well-formed and full blood supply to the retained penis had to be ensured to allow it to function normally, he added.

The newspaper did not disclose the identity of the man or the hospital to protect the patient's privacy.

There are about 100 such reported cases of diphallus around the world and it is known to occur among one in 5.5 million men, the newspaper said.

It is caused by the failure of the mesodermal bands in the embryo to fuse properly. The mesodermal bands are one of three primary layers of the embryo from which several body parts are formed.

Jack Flanders · 08-19-2006, 04:58 PM

Hope they pick the right one!

zenbabe · 08-19-2006, 06:04 PM

I would let him eat crackers in bed!

08-16-2006, 05:48 PM	#1
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	Cultural Diversity # Despite education campaigns by women's groups, about one-fourth of girls in Cameroon still undergo ritual "breast-ironing" at puberty as their families attempt to squash their developing bosoms to make them sexually unattractive to boys and reduce their temptation to marry. The most popular "ironing" instrument is a heated wooden pestle, mashed painfully against the chest. Some girls are supportive, however, like the one who told BBC News in June that she just "wanted to (stay in) school like other girls who had no breasts." [BBC News, 6-23-06] __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

08-16-2006, 06:36 PM	#3
auntie aubrey excursions Join Date: May 2006 Location: beyond the call of duty Posts: 2,443	dear cameroon: i spent 15 years of my life with boobs and no husband. you can do both. __________________ that dog won't hunt, monsignor

08-19-2006, 02:45 PM	#4
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report said Saturday. The 24-year-old man from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh admitted himself to a New Delhi hospital this week with an extremely rare medical condition called penile duplication or diphallus, the Times of India said. "Two fully functional penes is unheard of even in medical literature. In the more common form of diphallus, one organ is rudimentary," the newspaper quoted a surgeon as saying. The surgery was expected to be challenging as both organs were well-formed and full blood supply to the retained penis had to be ensured to allow it to function normally, he added. The newspaper did not disclose the identity of the man or the hospital to protect the patient's privacy. There are about 100 such reported cases of diphallus around the world and it is known to occur among one in 5.5 million men, the newspaper said. It is caused by the failure of the mesodermal bands in the embryo to fuse properly. The mesodermal bands are one of three primary layers of the embryo from which several body parts are formed. __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

08-19-2006, 06:04 PM	#6
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	I would let him eat crackers in bed! __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

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08-16-2006, 06:00 PM	#2
Jaime Gone Daydreaming Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 428	Oh, yuck, that's painful! Things like this make me really, really glad that I live where I live.

08-19-2006, 04:58 PM	#5
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815	Hope they pick the right one!