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Man Inserts Live Leech into His Bladder, Suffers Excruciating Pain

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A Chinese man required surgery to have a live leech removed from his bladder, after he had inserted it through the urethra as a traditional remedy.
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In China, a 23-year-old man was operated on after he inserted a live leech into his bladder, believing in the folk method of treatment ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)

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Oddity Central broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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