'Remember, lads: If your penis is still attached, it's probably going to be fine.'

Wise words from Aron Krongrad a US surgeon who 'specializes in surgery for prostate cancer and chronic prostatitis.'

There are some eye-watering stoies on his site, here's an example that will have every man wincing or crossing his legs as he reads it:

'The operation began, as they do, with a penile degloving. Sound nice, yes? Like taking your cat for declawing. In reality, it means that a ring is cut at the head and the skin is retracted to the base, so as to expose all the internal components. It is followed by an evacuation of urine and clot, identification of torn urethra and shaft, some freshening to make it look nice, neat rows of suture, and voilà! Good as new, with a white bow of gauze and a slick rubber catheter'