The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. He adds that he observes higher rates of the injury around Valentine's Day and that alcohol is sometimes involved. Good, because there's some positive news: If treated, broken dicks stand a great chance of making a full recovery.

The exact number of men who experience a fractured penis is unknown, but it probably occurs in 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 100,000 men. This means that the eggplant emoji isn't totally off-base as a representation of dicks: It just looks like a broken one.

Shteynshlyuger adds that some penile fractures lead to bleeding from the tip of the urethra and that patients may notice blood in their urine.

There were certain moments in ‘The Broken Dick’ that remind one of the great Abrahams/Zucker comedies. If you need another visual, Alex Shteynshlyuger, a urologist in New York City, says to think of this covering less like a bone and "more like a sausage casing. Penile fracture is caused by blunt force — when your penis is erect and it hits something hard and bends. Once you know that your penis is fractured, you must visit a doctor immediately and have it looked at.This doesn't mean that wild, headboard-rattling sex is off the table after a penile fracture, but it's not a bad idea for patients to ease their way back in. You’ll have follow-up visits to check that the wound is healing and that you aren’t having problems urinating. Remember when Lexie Grey supposedly broke Mark Sloan's penis back when all our favorite characters on Grey's Anatomy were still alive? When the Mod Homeys signed to a major label and put out “Piece of Cake” I was a little disappointed.