Risk of penile fractures rises at Christmas, doctors find

[marmar]

(Guardian UK) It may be the season of loving and giving, but doctors have warned against embracing this spirit too enthusiastically – at least where sexual relations are concerned. They have discovered that the Christmas period is associated with a significantly increased risk of penile fractures – a medical emergency in which the erection-producing regions of the penis snap, usually as a result of forceful bending during over-enthusiastic sexual intercourse.

“This injury tends to occur during wild sex – particularly in positions where you’re not in direct eye contact [with your partner], such as the reverse cowgirl,” said Dr Nikolaos Pyrgides, a urologist at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, who led the research.

The fractures are often heralded by an audible crack, followed by severe pain, rapid loss of erection and severe swelling and bruising. “When [patients] present to their doctor their penis often looks like an eggplant,” Pyrgides said.

Suspecting that the intimacy and euphoria of the festive season might be a risk factor for this type of injury, Pyrgides and his colleagues examined hospital data for 3,421 men who sustained penile fractures in Germany between 2005 and 2021. .............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/20/risk-of-penile-fractures-rises-at-christmas-doctors-find

[Ocelot II]

1. That would be a bucket of cold water on one's amorous adventures...

"Audible crack"?

[Irish_Dem]

3. That got to me too. An "audible crack, followed by severe pain."

"And rapid loss of erection, when patients present to their doctor their penis often looks like an eggplant."

Also I was wondering what the heck kind of sex they are having to cause this kind of injury.

[rsdsharp]

11. I actually knew someone who was involved in such a thing.

A young woman I worked with was involved with a rather notorious local college professor. During one encounter, he apparently rolled away, and said in a pained voice, “Leslie, it’s broke!”

[getagrip_already]

2. Meowch......

I think I'll leave broke dick cowboy on the shelf and read something else.

[MOMFUDSKI]

4. Ouch!

Never had sex with an eggplant.🍆. I haven’t lived.

[walkingman]

5. I've never even tried "reverse cowgirl" so don't feel left out. Hmm..bucket list?

[3Hotdogs]

13. Kinda reminds me of the three cowboys, sitting around a campfire, talking about their preferred sexual positions...

Hank: "I like the Missionary style so's I can see her face when she comes."

Tex: "I like Doggy style. Good, soft and spongy. How 'bout you, Slim. You ain't said nothin' yet."


Slim: "Well, I like to do it Rodeo style."

Hank: "Rodeo style? I ain't never heard of that one. How's it go?"

Slim: "Well ya starts off Doggy style an just when she's ready to come, ya whisper in her ear, 'Your sister likes it this way, too.'
And then you try to hang on for 10 seconds."

[RockRaven]

6. One relevant question would be if this result/trend applies outside of Germany,

given that German health records were their data set. Holiday revelry, variations in routine, etc can be rather culture specific.

For example, perhaps other cultures have a higher baseline rate of vigorous adventurous sex during the non-holiday period and so there isn't as much of a rise during their holiday period. Or maybe it says something about German Christmas revelry, whereas other cultures have some non-Christmas time of year where they particularly go wild so their spike is during a different season.

Regardless, it is never good to hear a crack or pop representing a bodily tissue tearing or rupturing. Especially down there.

[usonian]

7. I know. I saw this at the pharmacy.

[keithbvadu2]

8. I've never had sex wild enough to worry about this problem..... Damit!

[dweller]

9. Good god !1!

Can you imagine the size of the cast ??
🤔


✌🏻

[Sneederbunk]

10. Too many hard luck stories.

[Bayard]

12. I am picturing the philander explaining that to his wife/girlfriend

[Bluebelle76]

14. Here's me thinking

That the term "boner" was just a figure of speech.