Christmas is a joyful time for many, but doctors have cautioned that there is a significant rise in embarrassing bedroom injuries during this festive season.
Warning: This story contains references to sexual assault.
Urologists at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, have stated that a penile fracture is considered a medical emergency and is typically accompanied by an audible cracking sound and intense pain.
They caution that such injuries are the result of “strong flexing of the erect penis during aggressive sexual intercourse characterized by unusual sexual positions (e.g. ‘reverse cowgirl’)”.
In addition to the “audible cracking” and “severe pain,” doctors added that there is also rapid loss of erection, swelling, and bruising afterwards.
A study using German hospital data on 3,421 men who sustained penile fractures between 2005 and 2021 found that penile fractures increased during the festive period. The study, published in the British Journal of Urology International, also found that penile fractures increased on weekends and during the summer, but not on New Year’s Eve.
The researchers added that hospitalizations due to injuries were not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or lockdown. The average age of penile fracture in men was 42 years.
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“Our findings ring an alarm (not jingle bells).”
The study also found that penile fractures are “most likely to occur during sex in unconventional scenarios,” such as extramarital sex or in “unusual locations.”
“Our analysis shows that penile fractures occur during times when couples are enjoying relaxing time, such as Christmas, weekends, and summer,” the authors write.
“Of course, we cannot recommend not having sex during such a period, but our findings ring alarm bells (rather than jingle bells).”
The authors, who clearly enjoy writing about their findings with festive puns, concluded: “Thus, in this case, playing ‘Home Alone’ during Christmas and the holidays seems like a good idea.” ing.
Source: news.sky.com
