Adolescent males who insert genitourinary foreign bodies: is psychiatric referral required?

Although much is known about the urologic aspects of genitourinary foreign bodies, the psychiatric profile of the adolescent male who inserts a foreign body into his urethra is not available. Six cases from a urologic service are presented, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Psychiatric consultation for such selfinserters will allow the development of such a profile. An appropriate management plan can then be formulated.