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Increased risk of penile fractures over Christmas, doctors warn

Penile fractures are considered a medical emergency and are "often heralded by an audible crack followed by severe pain"

Newsroom December 22 04:01

For many, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but doctors have warned the festive season is also associated with a significant increase in embarrassing injuries in the bedroom.

A warning, though: The story below contains descriptions of sexual injuries…

Penile fractures are considered a medical emergency and are “often heralded by an audible crack followed by severe pain,” according to urologists at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.

They warn such injuries are caused by “a forceful bending of the erect penis during aggressive sexual intercourse featuring unusual sexual positions (eg ‘reverse cowgirl’)”.

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In addition to the “audible crack” and “severe pain”, they are also followed by a rapid loss of erection, swelling and bruising, the doctors added.

The team investigated whether the incidence of penile fractures increased during Christmas using German hospital data for 3,421 men who sustained such injuries between 2005 and 2021.

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