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In Honduras, a woman complaining of “extremely strange sensations” in her vagina went to the gynecological emergency room. Doctors were shocked to discover that a cockroach had lodged in the patient’s genital area.
It is a story revealed by the DailyMail, which gives chills at its mere mention. In Honduras, doctors removed a dead cockroach from the vagina of a patient who came to consult for very strange sensations in her private parts.
“I pulled out something that looks like a cockroach”
The case takes place last February. After a whole night without sleep, the patient goes herself to the emergency room of the hospital in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras “extremely agitated, flustered and sweaty” mentions the gynecologist who treated her. She then confesses to feeling “extremely strange sensations” in her vagina.
Dr. Marc Calix, a gynecologist tiktok starand on duty that day, quickly understood the source of his discomfort during the examination: “When I inserted the speculum, I could see there was an insect. In fact, I pulled out something that looked like a cockroach”. The insect was already dead during the extraction. More fear than harm, and probably a good dose of disgust, for the patient, who was able to quickly leave the hospital when the doctors confirmed the absence of internal injuries.
For the establishment, however, the case was a first: here as elsewhere it is not so rare to see condoms, sex toys or any other object stuck in the genitals of patients in the emergency room. But an insect is an extremely rare case.
Insect in a hole: pay attention to the signs!
According to Dr. Calix, cases of insects introduced inside people are also reported every year, especially among people living in rural areas. But these are usually found in the ear canal. Getting stuck in the vagina is not a common risk. For all intents and purposes, however, the professional mentions that abnormal and foul-smelling losses, bleeding or a rash should, in any case, lead to a consultation.
More generally, insects that enter the body can be dangerous, as they can cause tissue damage, leading to infection. Strange noises (if it is the ear canal), an unusual sensation, pain or swelling of the occupied area should also prompt a consultation. And this, regardless of the “inhabited” region: last February in Antibes, a resident had a tarantula nestled in her ear removed.