{"id":14396,"date":"2025-04-12T18:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14396\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T18:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:15:18","slug":"most-dangerous-sex-position-in-the-world-is-responsible-for-an-unbelievable-amount-of-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14396\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Most dangerous sex position’ in the world is responsible for an unbelievable amount of injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LUKE CHAFER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 12:08 EDT, 11 April 2025 | Updated: 12:17 EDT, 11 April 2025 <\/p>\n

It’s a subject many people may feel uncomfortable reading about.<\/p>\n

But medics have warned one sex position could be responsible for up to half of all penile fractures, a serious eye-watering injury that can leave\u00a0men in agony.<\/p>\n

According to NHS<\/a> surgeon Dr Karan Raj the ‘reverse cowgirl position’ \u2014 when the woman is on top and faces away from her partner\u00a0\u2014 presents the biggest risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although the penis doesn’t contain any bones, the internal connective tissue which fills with blood during an erection can fracture when the appendage is subject to sharp, blunt force.<\/p>\n

Such an event is usually accompanied by a distinct cracking, popping or snapping sound and afterwards resembles an ‘aubergine’ turning purple and swollen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0clip shared with his 5.3million followers Dr Raj\u00a0said: ‘If there is any erratic thrusting or if the movements of the two parties are not in sync, the male [penis] could slip out and be crushed by the female pubic bone.<\/p>\n

‘You have been warned over active sex can lead to your penis looking like an enlarged aubergine.’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest NHS data shows 162 men had to have an operation to save their manhood in 2023-24 after suffering a ‘fracture of the penis’.<\/p>\n

\"Medics <\/p>\n

Medics have warned one sex position could be responsible for up to half of all penile fractures, an eye-watering injury that can leave men in agony<\/p>\n

The average age of those being rushed to hospital was 44, though the oldest patients were in their late 70s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 2015 study <\/a>by researchers in Brazil<\/a> found that sexual positions where women were on top resulted in half of all penile fractures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was followed by positions involving the woman on all-fours, which were responsible for 29 per cent of fractures.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the safest position in the bedroom was revealed as the man-on-top or ‘missionary position’.<\/p>\n

‘The reverse cowgirl can pose dangers, in some cases, the penis can be injured if you’re a little too enthusiastic with the thrusting,’ sex and relationship expert Annabelle Knight told LadBible<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘If this is the case there’s a risk that the penis can fall out and then be sat on.<\/p>\n

‘But fear not, because as long as you and your partner keep an open dialogue, take your time, and embrace sensuality, then this position shouldn’t give you too much trouble.’<\/p>\n

But other studies have suggested that reverse cowgirl is not actually the most dangerous intimate arrangement.<\/p>\n

A 2024 study <\/a>of nearly 500 men who suffered a penile fracture in East Asia<\/a> found that positions where the man was on top actually caused the most number of injuries.<\/p>\n

The research team theorised: ‘that when a man is dominant and very excited, intercourse may become highly vigorous and [cause] impact trauma.’<\/p>\n

For a man to get an erection, two spongy tubes called the corpora cavernosa fill up with blood and harden. These are surrounded by a fibrous lining, known as tunica albuginea.<\/p>\n

A fracture occurs when these areas rupture.<\/p>\n

Signs of a penile fracture, in addition to the aforementioned popping or cracking sound, include, unsurprisingly, a great deal of pain and sudden loss of an erection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the circumstances of a penile fracture can be embarrassing this shouldn’t delay victims seeking immediate medical help.<\/p>\n

This is because delays increases the risk of complications including erectile dysfunction, abnormal penis shape, medically called Peyronie’s disease, and pain during future erections.<\/p>\n

Surgery is normally required to fix penile fractures with a medic stitching the tunica albuginea back together and repairing any other affected tissues like the urethra, the tube urine passes through.<\/p>\n

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