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An ageing Romeo has reportedly had to have his penis amputated after overdosing on Viagra to impress his girlfriend.
Colombian Gentil Ramirez Polanía said he intentionally took more than the recommended dose of the impotence drug to woo his partner.
The 66-year-old former councillor is said to have suffered an erection for several days before being forced to go to hospital due to the pain.
“I took the medicine on Saturday at seven o’clock at night but by nine I was in so much pain I had to ask my neighbour to take me to hospital,” said Mr Polanía.
“When I got there, they said there was nothing they could do so I went home, but it didn’t get any better.
“I suffered for a while but I couldn’t cope anymore and got a bus to a bigger hospital in Neiva.
“I had bruises all my genitals.”
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On arrival at the infirmary, doctors told the pensioner the only option was amputation so the inflammation and gangrene that had begun to develop would stop spreading to other parts of his body.
A doctor told local newspaper La Nacion: “The patient showed bruising on the testicles and penis was treated and is recovering well.”
As a result of the incident, the hospital issued a warning to men to not use penis enhancing drugs or erectile dysfunction medication without prescription from their doctors.
Mr Polanía said he paid 2,500 Columbian pesos, around 80p, for the pills.
Viagra, which is also known as Sildenafil, works by relaxing muscles in the walls of the blood vessels.
The side effects can include chest pains and an irregular heartbeat.
However painful, prolonged erections, known as priapism – nausea, sudden vision and hearing loss are also possible.