It is usually common for various couples or special friends to seek to experience a series of practices while they have sexual relations. This, with the aim of getting more pleasure or simply to try new things.
Although there are a large number of sexual positions or practices that can be done, there are some of them that can cause great risk for those who make them.
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What is the “dangerous” sexual practice?
According to a BBC article, a study carried out during 2023 by the University of Reykjavik, in Iceland, showed that the 44% of people surveyed (mostly among the 18 to 34 year old segment) had practiced at some point in their lives erotic asphyxiation
As a result, the researcher of sexual behavior in the United States, Debby Herbenickin conversation with the aforementioned media, declared that increased suffocation or erotic strangulation It is very worrying”.
Along with this, the researcher reported that through a study carried out in the North American country, 60% of university women admitted to having been asphyxiated during sex. “With online porn, sex has become more violent among young people and adolescents”said the expert.
Regarding this last point, Debby Herbenick pointed out that “it is not that pornography did not exist before, but Now it is very easy to access that content.”
The impact of erotic asphyxiation on health
Although erotic asphyxiation is a sexual practice that can rarely cause death, Yes it can cause serious consequences in the people who practice it. For example, cognitive problems, mental health disordersamong others.
Among the most typical problems that arise from erotic asphyxiation are headache, neck painlightheadedness, or ringing in the ears.
However, there have been cases in which erotic asphyxiation has left irreparable damage to those who practice it. An example of this is what happened to a young British woman of 26 years named Georgia Brooke, who She died accidentally asphyxiated by her boyfriend during a sexual relationship.
Given this, a forensic judicial official described the danger of performing erotic asphyxiation. “Too often it ends in fatal consequences,” mentioned the aforementioned medium.
