Woman Has Glass Tumbler Stuck Inside Bladder After Using It As Sex Toy

A glass tumbler was found inside a woman's bladder years after she self-inserted it for "erotic purposes."

The woman, who was identified only as a 45-year-old woman from Tunisia, went to the doctor after she exhibited lower urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms, according to a medical report published by ScienceDirect in January.

She reported that she had suffered cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) several times, but it had never been investigated.

The woman didn’t have any blood in her urine and was not suffering from urinary incontinence, the report said. But she had a higher than normal red blood cell range, indicating the body was fighting an infection.

An X-ray later detected a "radio-opaque shadow with rectangular form" inside her bladder that had "the form of a glass," the report's authors wrote.

It was then found that the "giant stone" that measured 8 centimeters (3.15 inches) by 7 centimeters (2.16 inches) by 8 centimeters was the result of a glass tumbler having "calcified" in the woman's bladder.

The woman had attempted to insert the drinking glass into herself for "erotic purposes" four years ago, the report said.

However, she ended up inserting it into the urethra, which is the tube that allows urine to pass out of a person's body, according to The Sun.

The woman later underwent surgery, and the stone was removed. When doctors cracked open the stone, the glass inside was still intact.

She was discharged on the second day, and her follow-up was "uneventful," the report said.

While it was not mentioned in the report, the woman may have been attempting to do what is known as "urethral sounding," according to The Sun.

It is defined by Medical News Today as "a form of sexual play that involves inserting a thin sex toy, known as a sound, into the urethra." Its aim is to "enhance sexual pleasure," WebMD reported.

Medically, urethral sounding helps to dilate the strictures to provide access to the bladder during urological surgery, according to the health-centric outlet.

Despite its perceived benefits, inserting objects into the urethra "[runs] the risk of injury and could bring a variety of psychological illnesses," according to WebMD.

Additionally, there is a possibility that any object inserted into the urethra will become lodged in genital cavities.