▁In ▁the ▁ul wal uk o ▁circum c ision ▁ceremony , ▁which ▁is ▁performed ▁by ▁spe ar , ▁accident al ▁pen ect omy ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁risk . ▁ ▁Pen is ▁removal ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁assault ▁or ▁reven ge ▁is ▁over wh el ming ly ▁a ▁female - on - male ▁crime , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Ber tha ▁Bor onda ▁s lic ed ▁off ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁pen is ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁raz or . ▁Lor ena ▁Bob bit ▁inf am ously ▁removed ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁pen is ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁some ▁circumstances ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁possible ▁to ▁re attach ▁the ▁pen is . ▁ ▁Pen ile ▁sub inc ision ▁ ▁Pen ile ▁sub inc ision ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁gen ital ▁modification ▁involves ▁a ▁u re th rot omy ▁and ▁vert ically ▁sl itting ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁pen is ▁from ▁the ▁me atus ▁towards ▁to ▁the ▁base . ▁It ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁people ▁of ▁some ▁cult ures , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians , ▁the ▁Arr ente , ▁the ▁L ur it ja , ▁the ▁S amb uru , ▁the ▁Sam o ans , ▁and ▁the ▁Native ▁Hawai ians . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁performed ▁for ▁personal ▁preference . ▁Pen ile ▁sub inc ision ▁may ▁leave ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁an ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases , ▁issues ▁with ▁fert ility ▁( due ▁to ▁lack