I used a condom with benzocaine (that numbs the penis for prolonged
activity)in April of 2003 and since then, I am not able to feel the
sensation of an ejaculation. The night I used the condom, my penis
stayed numb for what seemed to be an excessive time period, and I
could not feel my partner?s hand as she stroked my penis. I then
noticed that the next time I ejaculated, I did not feel the usual
pleasurable sensation. In fact, there was a slight burning sensation
(and still occurs at times) upon ejaculation. To this day, I cannot
feel an orgasm and I'm 100% sure it was caused by the condom, however,
no urologist has been able to provide help and I haven't found a lab
that is willing to test the condoms I have left to see if there were
other chemicals in the condoms, or too much benzocaine.  And of
course, the condom company isn't providing any help.  Could someone
research the use of benzocaine and its side-effects. Reply only if you
have some experience in this or a related area.

Dear callmevegas,

Let me state the obvious, that benzocaine is an insoluble ester that
is a local anesthetic, applied topically to the skin and mucous
membranes. It interferes with the ability of nerves to both initiate
and conduct electrical signals, which blocks the transmission of nerve
impulses that carry pain messages. In this way, benzocaine numbs the
nerve endings near the surface of the skin it is applied to.

It is likely that the numbness is attributed to nerve-damage caused by
rough oral/hand-jobs or wild thrusting, which went undetected.

It could also be, that it was caused by abrasion of your penis due to
your attempt to regain an erection, lost by the benzocaine?s effects.

Numbness is one of the symptoms of overdose. There could have been an
overdose of benzocaine; resulting in toxicity. Serious side-effects
include methemoglobinemia; a severe allergic reaction on the skin,
which produce large, red, hive-like swellings; while no common side
effects are associated with benzocaine. However, less common
side-effects are: contact dermatitis (skin irritation) causing mild
burning, stinging, swelling, itching or redness.

Methemoglobinemia is a condition which occurs when something other
than oxygen binds to hemoglobin in the blood stream, causing serious,
life-threatening problems.

It may be a little too late, but you might want to contact a Poison
Control Centre for more information on the management of overdose.
Here?s a list of Poison Control Centres in the U.S. (Since Poison
Control Centre numbers are constantly changing, check the yellow pages
to confirm contact information):



Poison Control Centres 


ALABAMA

Birmingham
Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Alabama
1600 Seventh Avenue, South
Birmingham, AL 35233-1711
(800) 292-6678 (AL only)
(205) 933-4050

Tuscaloosa
Alabama Poison Control System, Inc.
408 A Paul Bryant Drive, East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(800) 462-0800 (AL only)
(205) 345-0600

ALASKA

Anchorage
Anchorage Poison Center
Providence Hospital
P.O. Box 196604
3200 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99519-6604
(800) 478-3193 (AK only)

Fairbanks
Fairbanks Poison Center
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
1650 Cowles St.
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 456-7182

ARIZONA

Phoenix
Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center
1130 East McDowell Road, Suite A-5
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602) 253-3334

Tucson
Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 1156
1501 N. Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85724
(800) 362-0101 (AZ only)
(602) 626-6016

ARKANSAS

Little Rock
Arkansas Poison & Drug
Information Center
University of Arkansas
College of Pharmacy
4301 West Markham, Slot 522
Little Rock, AR 77205
(800) 482-8948 (AR only)
(501) 661-6161

CALIFORNIA

Fresno
Fresno Regional Poison Control Center
Fresno Community Hospital & Medical Center
2823 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(800) 346-5922 (CA only)
(209) 445-1222

Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
University of Southern California
Regional Poison Center
1200 North State, Room 1107
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(800) 825-2722
(213) 222-3212

Orange
University of California
Irvine Medical Center
Regional Poison Center
101 The City Drive, South
Route 78
Orange, CA 92668-3298
(800) 544-4404 (CA only)
(714) 634-5988

Richmond
Chevron Emergency Information Center
15299 San Pablo Avenue
P.O. Box 4054
Richmond, CA 94804-0054
(800) 457-2202
(510) 233-3737 or 3738

Sacramento
Regional Poison Control Center
University of California at Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard Rm HSF-124
Sacramento, CA 95817
(800) 342-3293 (northern CA only)
(916) 734-3692

San Diego
San Diego Regional Poison Center
University of California at San Diego Medical Center
225 West Dickinson Street
San Diego, CA 92013-8925
(800) 876-4766 (CA only)
(619) 543-6000

San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area Poison Center
San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue Rm 1E86
San Francisco, CA 94122
(800) 523-2222
(415) 476-6600

San Jose
Regional Poison Center
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
751 South Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
(800) 662-9886, 9887 (CA only)
(408) 299-5112, 5113, 5114

COLORADO

Denver
Rocky Mountain Poison Center
645 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204-4507
(800) 332-3073 (CO only)
(303) 629-1123

CONNECTICUT

Farmington
Connecticut Poison Control Center
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
(800) 343-2722 (CT only)
(203) 679-3456

DELAWARE

Poison Information Center
Medical Center of Delaware
Wilmington Hospital
501 West 14th Street
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 655-3389

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington
National Capital Poison Center
Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road, North West
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 625-3333

FLORIDA

Jacksonville
Florida Poison Information Center
University Medical Center
655 West Eighth Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 549-4465 or 764-7667

Tallahassee
Tallahassee Memorial Regional
Medical Center
1300 Miccosukk Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(904) 681-5411

Tampa
Tampa Poison Information Center
Tampa General Hospital
Davis Islands
P.O. Box 1289
Tampa, FL 33601
(800) 282-3171 (FL only)
(813) 253-4444

GEORGIA

Atlanta
Georgia Regional Poison Control Center
Cerady Memorial Hospital
80 Butler Street South East
Box 26066
Atlanta, GA 30335-3801
(800) 282-5846 (GA only)
(404) 616-9000

Macon
Regional Poison Control Center
Medical Center of Central Georgia
777 Hemlock Street
Macon, GA 31208
(912) 744-1146, 1100 or 1427

Savannah
Savannah Regional Poison Control Center
Memorial Medical Center Inc.
4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA 31403
(912) 355-5228 or 356-5228

HAWAII

Honolulu
Kapiolani Women's and Children's Medical Center
1319 Punahou Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
(800) 362-3585, 3586 (HI only)
(808) 941-4411

IDAHO

Boise
Idaho Poison Center
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
1055 North Curtis Road
Boise, ID 83706
(800) 632-8000 (ID only)
(208) 378-2707

ILLINOIS

Chicago
Chicago and NE Illinois Regional Poison Control Center
Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60612
(800) 942-5969 (Northeast IL only)
(312) 942-5969

Normal
Bromenn Hospital Poison Center
Virginia at Franklin
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 454-6666

Springfield
Central and Southern Illinois Poison Resource Center
St. John's Hospital
800 East Carpenter Street
Springfield, IL 62769
(800) 252-2022 (IL only)
(217) 753-3330

Urbana
National Animal Poison Control Center
University of Illinois Department of Veterinary Biosciences
2001 South Lincoln Avenue, 1220 VMBSB
Urbana, IL 61801
(800) 548-2423 (Subscribers only)
(217) 333-2053

INDIANA

Indianapolis
Indiana Poison Center
Methodist Hospital
1701 North Senate Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202-1367
(800) 382-9097
(317) 929-2323

IOWA

Des Moines
Variety Club Drug and Poison Information Center
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
1200 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(800) 362-2327
(515) 241-6254

Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
(800) 272-6477 or (800) 362-2327 (IA only)
(319) 356-2922

Sioux City
St. Luke's Poison Center
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
2720 Stone Park Boulevard
Sioux City, IA 51104
(800) 352-2222 (IA, NE, SD)
(712) 277-2222

KANSAS

Kansas City
Mid America Poison Center
Kansas University Medical Center
39th and Rainbow Boulevard Room B-400
Kansas City, KS 66160-7231
(800) 332-6633 (KS only)
(913) 588-6633

Topeka
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Emergency Department
1500 West 10th
Topeka, KS 66604
(913) 354-6100

Wichita
Wesley Medical Center
550 North Hillside Avenue
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 688-2222

KENTUCKY

Ft. Thomas
Northern Kentucky Poison Information Center
St. Luke Hospital
85 North Grand Avenue
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
(513) 872-5111

Louisville
Kentucky Poison Control Center of Kosair Children's Hospital
315 East Broadway
P.O. Box 35070
Louisville, KY 40232
(800) 722-5725 (KY only)
(502) 589-8222

LOUISIANA

Houma
Terrebonne General Medical Center Drug and Poison Information Center
936 East Main Street
Houma, LA 70360
(504) 873-4069

Monroe
Louisiana Drug and Poison Information Center
Northeast Louisiana University School of Pharmacy, Sugar Hall
Monroe, LA 71209-6430
(800) 256-9822 (LA only)
(318) 362-5393

MAINE

Portland
Maine Poison Control Center
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
(800) 442-6305 (ME only)
(207) 871-2950

MARYLAND

Baltimore
Maryland Poison Center
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
20 North Pine Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 492-2414 (MD only)
(410) 528-7701

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston
Massachusetts Poison Control System
The Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(800) 682-9211 (MA only)
(617) 232-2120 or 735-6607

MICHIGAN

Adrian
Bixby Hospital Poison Center
Emma L. Bixby Hospital
818 Riverside Avenue
Adrian, MI49221
(517) 263-2412

Detroit
Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48201
Outside metropolitan Detroit
(800) 462-6642 (MI only)
(313) 745-5711

Grand Rapids
Blodgett Regional Poison Center
1840 Wealthy Street, South East
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Within MI: (800) 632-2727

Kalamazoo
Bronson Poison Information Center
252 East Lovell Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(800) 442-4112 616 (MI only)
(616) 341-6409

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis
Hennepin Regional Poison Center
701 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 347-3144
(612) 347-3141 (Petline)

St. Paul
Minnesotal Regional Poison Center
St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center
640 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(800) 222-1222 (MN only)
(612) 221-2113

MISSISSIPPI

Jackson
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 354-7660

Hattiesburg
Forrest General Hospital
400 S. 28th Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS#39402
(601) 288-4235

MISSOURI

Kansas City
Poison Control Center
Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108-9898
(816) 234-3000 or 234-3430

St. Louis
Regional Poison Center
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
1465 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63104
(800) 392-9111 (MO only)
(800) 366-8888 (MO, West IL)
(314) 772-5200

MONTANA

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
645 Bannock St.
Denver, CO 80204
(800) 525-5042 (MT only)

NEBRASKA

Omaha
The Poison Center
Children's Memorial Hospital
8301 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
(800) 955-9119 (WY, NE)
(402) 390-5400, 5555

NEVADA

Las Vegas
Humana Hospital - Sunrise
3186 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(800) 446-6179 (NV only)

Washoe Medical Center
77 Pringle Way
Reno, NV 89520
(702) 328-4144

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Lebanon
New Hampshire Poison Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
(800) 562-8236 (NH only)
(603) 650-5000

NEW JERSEY

Newark
New Jersey Poison Information and Education Systems
201 Lyons Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
(800) 962-1253 (NJ only)
(201) 923-0764

Phillipsburg
Warren Hospital Poison Control Center
185 Rosberg Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(800) 962-1253
(908) 859-6768

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque
New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(800) 432-6866 (NM only)
(505) 843-2551

NEW YORK

Buffalo
Western New York Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222
(800) 888-7655 (NY only)
(716) 878-7654

Mineola
Long Island Regional Poison Control Center
Winthrop University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 542-2323, 2324, 2325

New York City
New York City Poison Control Center
455 First Avenue, Room 123
New York, NY 10016
(212) 340-4494
(212) 764-7667

Nyack
Hudson Valley Regional Poison Center
Nyack Hospital
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10920
(800) 336-6997 (NY only)
(914) 353-1000

Rochester
Finger Lakes Regional Poison Control Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
(800) 333-0542 (NY only)
(716) 275-5151

Syracuse
Central New York Poison Control Center
SUNY Health Science Center
750 E Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
(800) 252-5655
(315) 476-4766

NORTH CAROLINA

Ashville
Western North Carolina Poison Control Center
Memorial Mission Hospital
509 Biltmore Avenue
Ashville, NC 28801
(800) 542-4225 (NC only)
(704) 255-4490 or 258-9907

Carolinas Poison Center
Carolinas Medical Center
100 Blythe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
(800) 848-6946
(704) 355-4000

Durham
Duke Regional Poison Control Center
P.O. Box 3007
Durham, NC 27710
(800) 672-1697 (NC only)
(919) 684-8111

Greensboro
triad Poison Center
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
1200 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401-1020
(800) 953-4001 (NC only)
(919) 574-8105

Hickory
Catawba Memorial Hospital Poison Control Center
810 Fairgrove Church Road, South East
Hickory, NC 28602
(704) 322-6649

NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo
North Dakota Poison Center
St. Luke's Hospital
720 North 4th Street
Fargo, ND 58122
(800) 732-2200 (ND only)
(701) 234-5575

OHIO

Akron
Akron Regional Poison Center
281 Locust Street
Akron, OH 44308
(800) 362-9922 (OH only)
(216) 379-8562

Canton
Stark County Poison Control Center
Timken Mercy Medical Center
1320 Timken Mercy Drive, North West
Canton, OH 44667
(800) 722-8662 (OH only)
(216) 489-1304

Cincinnati
South West Ohio Regional Poison Control System
and Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
231 Bethesda Avenue ML #144
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0144
(800) 872-5111 (Southwest OH only)
(513) 558-5111

Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center
2074 Abington Road
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 231-4455

Columbus
Central Ohio Poison Center
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
(800) 682-7625 (OH only)
(614) 228-1323

Dayton
West Ohio Regional Poison And Drug Information Center
Children's Medical Center
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404-1815
(800) 762-0727 (OH only)
(513) 222-2227

Lorain
County Poison Control Center
Lorain Community Hospital
3700 Kolbe Road
Lorain, OH 44053
(800) 821-8972 (OH only)
(216) 282-2220

Sandusky
Firelands Community Hospital Poison Information Center
1101 Decatur Street
Sandusky, OH 44870
(419) 626-7423

Toledo
Poison Information Center of Northwest Ohio
Medical College of Ohio Hospital
3000 Arlington Avenue
Toledo, OH 49614
(800) 589-3897 (OH only)
(419) 381-3897

Youngstown
Mahoning Valley Poison Center
St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center
1044 Belmont Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44501
(800) 426-2348 (OH only)
(216) 746-2222

Zanesville
Bethesda Poison Control Center
Bethesda Hospital
2951 Maple Ave
Zanesville, OH 43701
(800) 686-4221 (OH only)
(614) 454-4221

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Poison Control Center
Children's Memorial Hospital
940 Northeast 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(800) 522-4611 (OK only)
(405) 271-5454

OREGON

Portland
Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 South West Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97201
(800) 452-7165 (OR only)
(503) 494-8968

PENNSYLVANIA

Hershey
Central Pennsylvania Poison Center
Milton Hershey Medical Center
Pennsylvania State University
P.O. Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033
(800) 521-6110
(717) 531-6111

Lancaster
Poison Control Center
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Care Center
250 College Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17604
(717) 299-4546

Philadelphia
Philadelphia Poison Control Center
One Children's Center
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 386-2100

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Poison Center
One Children's Place
3705 Fifth Avenue at DeSoto Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 681-6669


Williamsport
The Williamsport Hospital Poison Control Center
777 Rural Avenue
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 321-2000

RHODE ISLAND

Providence
Rhode Island Poison Center
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5727


SOUTH CAROLINA

Charlotte
Carolinas Poison Center
Carolinas Medical Center
1000 Blythe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
(800) 848-6946

Columbia
Palmetto Poison Center
University of South Carolina
College of Pharmacy
Columbia, SC 29208
(800) 922-1117 (SC only)
(803) 765-7359

SOUTH DAKOTA

Aberdeen
Poison Control Center
St. Luke's Midland Regional Medical Center
305 S. State Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(800) 592-1889 (SD, MN, ND, WY)
(605) 622-5678

Rapid City
Rapid City Regional Poison Control Center
835 Fairmont Boulevard
P.O. Box 6000
Rapid City, SD 57709
(605) 341-3333

Sioux Falls
McKennan Poison Center
McKennan Hospital
800 East 21st Street
P.O. Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
(800) 952-0123 (SD only)
(800) 843-0505 (IA, MN, NE)
(605) 336-3894

TENNESSEE

Knoxville
Knoxville Poison Control Center
University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
(615) 544-9400

Memphis
Southern Poison Center, Inc.
Lebanheur Children's Medical Center
848 Adams Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103-2821
(901) 528-6048

Nashville
Middle Tennessee Regional Poison Center, Inc.
501 Oxford House
1161 21st Avenue South B-101VUII
Nashville, TN 37232-4632
(800) 288-9999 (TN only)
(615) 322-6435

TEXAS

Conroe
Montgomery County Poison Information Center
Medical Center Hospital
504 Medical Center Blvd.
Conroe, TX 77304
(409) 539-7700

Dallas
North Central Texas Poison Center
Parkland Memorial Hospital
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
P.O. Box 35926
Dallas, TX 75235
(800) 441-0040 (TX only)
(214) 590-5000

El Paso
El Paso Poison Control Center
Thomas General Hospital
4815 Alameda Avenue
El Paso, TX 79905
(915) 533-1244

Galveston
Texas State Poison Control Center
University of Texas Medical Branch
8th and Mechanic Street
Galveston, TX 77550-2780
(800) 392-8548 (TX only)
(713) 654-1701 (Houston)
(409) 765-1420 (Galveston)

Lubbock
Methodist Hospital Poison Control
3615 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 793-4366

UTAH

Salt Lake City
Utah Poison Control Center
410 Chipeta Way, Suite 230
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(800) 456-7707 (UT only)
(801) 581-2151

VERMONT

Burlington
Vermont Poison Center
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-3456

VIRGINIA

Charlottesville
blue Ridge Poison Center
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Box 67
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(800) 451-1428 (VA only)
(804) 924-5543

Richmond
Virginia Poison Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
MCV Station Box 522
Richmond, VA 23298-0522
(800) 552-6337 (VA only)
(804) 786-9123

WASHINGTON

Washington Poison Center
P.O. Box 5371
Seattle, WA 98105-0371
Within WA: (800) 732-6985
(206) 526-2121

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia Poison Center
West Virginia University
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, South East
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 348-4211
(800) 642-3625 (WV only)

Parkersburg
St. Joseph's Hospital Center
19th Street and Murdoch Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 424-4222

WISCONSIN

Madison
Regional Poison Control Center
University of Wisconsin Hospital
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 262-3702

Milwaukee
Poison Center of Eastern Wisconsin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue
P.O. Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414) 266-2222

WYOMING

The Poison Center
c/o Mid-Plains Poison Center
Children's Memorial Hospital
8301 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 390-5555
(800) 955-9119 (NE, ID, IA, KS, MO, SD)



Here?s another national list of internet sites you might want to
investigate. Just click on the link to go to each website:


Regional Poison Control Center ? Birmingham, Ala. 
http://198.245.254.2/safetyzone/pcontrol.htm

Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/poisoncenter/apdicindex.html

Samaritan Regional Poison Center ? Phoenix, Ariz.
http://www.samaritanaz.com/services/poison/poison.html

California Poison Control System - San Diego 
http://health.ucsd.edu/poison/index.htm

Carolinas Poison Center 
http://www.carolinas.org/services/poison

Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center?Denver, Colo.
http://www.rmpdc.org/poisoncenter/index.cfm

Florida Poison Information Center ? Jacksonville
http://ora.umc.ufl.edu/pcc/Pic_jax/htm/index.html

Florida Poison Information Center ? Miami
http://wwwpediatrics.med.miami.edu/fpic/index.html

Georgia Poison Center
http://www.georgiapoisoncenter.com/

Indiana Poison Center
http://www.clarian.com/CommunityServices/Poison/default.asp

Kentucky Regional Poison Center
http://www.krpc.com/

Maryland Poison Center
http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/~mpc/

Massachusetts Poison Control System
http://www.mapoison.org/

Minnesota Poison Control System
http://www.mnpoison.org/

The Poison Center ? Omaha, Neb.
http://www.childrens-omaha.com/site/about_chs

New Jersey Poison Information and Education System
http://njpies.org/

Fingerlakes Regional Poison Center ? Rochester, N.Y.
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/urmc/telemed/flrpc/

Central Ohio Poison Center 
http://www.childrenscolumbus.org/fhs/poison.shtml

Central Pennsylvania Poison Center
http://www.collmed.psu.edu/ems/cppc/cppc.htm

Middle Tennessee Poison Center
http://www.toxicology.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Poison

Central Texas Poison Center 
http://sw.org/poison/ctpc.htm

Southeast Texas Poison Center
http://www.utmb.edu/setpc/

Utah Poison Control Center
http://lysine.pharm.utah.edu/upcc/html/index2.htm

West Virginia Poison Center
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/charleston/wvpc

National Capital Poison Center ? Washington, D.C. 
http://www.poison.org


BC Drug And Poison  And Information Centre (Canada)
www.vcn.bc.ca/dpic/

Canadian network of toxicology network (C.N.T.C)
www.uoguelph.ca/cntc/

Poison information centres of Canada
www.healthchem.uwic/ac.uk/Poisons/Publications/reportpoisons.htm/

Poison control centers of Canada
www.laters.com/poiscntr.htm/





The burning sensation could additionally mean you have urethritis or
urinary tract infection (U.T.I.). (Obviously, this indicates you need
to be prescribed antibiotics by a general practitioner. Try drinking
lots of water, as well, to flush your urethra out.) This could even be
caused by a sexually-transmitted disease(s) (S.T.D./s).

Since you did not mention using any other substance(s) while employing
benzocaine, I will assume drug-interactions was not the cause.
(Benzocaine can actually react with compounds in sunscreens and hair
dyes to produce an allergic reaction.)

You should consult a general practitioner, since there are so many
possible causes of your condition. If he feels the need, he will then
refer you to a specialist.

If you have exhausted seeing the urologists in your area, you might
want to visit one out of the country. After all, it's worth it, isn't
it?

You will probably be given treatment for toxicity of benzocaine by
your G.P. Also, there are possible drugs or alternative medicines to
rejuvenate the nerve endings of your penis. Try consulting a
pharmacist first.

 






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http://www.actionlove.com/cases/case8293.htm

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Best regards,
aresearcher-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by callmevegas-ga on 04 Jan 2005 19:16 PST

Thanks, but I should have been clearer in my request, I found most of
what you did in my own searches, and have been to two urologists who
did tests, etc. and found absolutely nothing - mostly because they had
never run across a case like this before. What I really need in terms
of research is to find a documented case of this happening to someone
else and the reason for the condition. I've contacted a few lawyers
(to sue the condom maker) and they won't take the case because they
couldn't find any similar cases (liability/personal injury lawyers
only get paid if they win, and they don't want to take an untested
case). I've contacted four labs to test the condoms and two of the
labs stated that condom makers are among their clients so they
couldn't do any work for me.  So, I'm in a bind.  I need to find the
other guy(s) out there that has the same exact problem I have.

1. I have been unable to find cases of such prolonged anesthesia after
a single benzocaine use.
2. I think that mechanical trauma and/or neuropraxia, because of more
extreme mechanical activity, made possible by reduced sensation during
coitus, as suggested by the other answers, is a more likely
explanation.
3. Psychological causes for numbness must always be borne in mind
4. These 3 points above may explain why no plaintiff attorney has yet
taken up your case
5. Many cases of neuropraxia return to full function.
6. Of course you should run through these points with your urologist.