The case report authors noted that there were no other reports in the medical literature of people injecting semen intravenously. What's more, the doctors couldn't find mention of semen injections on nonscientific sites either. "A search of more-eclectic internet sites and forums found no documentation of semen injection for back pain treatment or other uses," the authors wrote. Rather, the patient "devised this 'cure'" completely on his own.
Still, the case is educational, even for those who do not plan on injecting themselves with semen (and please, do not plan on doing this): The case highlights the dangers of intravenous injections when carried out by untrained individuals, as well as the risks surrounding the attempted injections of substances not intended for intravenous use, the authors wrote.
The case was published in the January issue of the Irish Medical Journal.
