A new study suggests that we might be friskier during the holiday season, leading to more intense — and dangerous — sex.
Christmas might be making us friskier, leading to intense sex — and more embarrassing trips to the emergency room, new research suggests.
In a paper published in the British Journal of Urology this year, researchers analyzed 3,421 cases of men who went to the hospital because of a penile fracture between 2005 to 2021.
Researchers define a penile fracture — which they say often occurs during rowdy sexual intercourse — as an audible crack in the penis, followed by severe pain, swelling, and bruising in the genital area.
«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.
