Man bets he can cut off his penis

A man who cut off his penis in a drunken bet had his organ stitched back yesterday by Latvian doctors, the first such operation in the country's history.

While strongly under the influence of alcohol, the 30-year-old man made a bet with his friend for 1 000 lats (about R15 800) that he would cut off his penis. He was rushed to hospital with his penis in a plastic bag.

The operation lasted three- and-a-half hours. Doctors had to sew six nerves back together. It will take about half a year to be sure the man's penis is functioning properly. - Sapa-AFP