A 50-year-old Reno, Nevada man who castrated himself told police he learned of the procedure on the Internet and did so to lower his libido.
Police say the man called 911 early Monday morning and asked for help because he could not stop the bleeding from a self-castration operation.
Reno police and medics responded to the man's home and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Washoe Medical Center officials cited privacy issues on why they could not release any information on the man, including his condition. But police say hospital officials confirmed man successfully castrated himself.
Police Lieutenant Ron Donnelly told the Reno Gazette-Journal, "The man obviously needs some sort of counseling." His name has not been released.
