Sexual activity-related emergency department admissions: eleven years of experience at a Swiss university hospital

Abstract

Sexual activity is mechanically dangerous, potentially infectious and stressful for the cardiovascular system. Because information on ED presentation related to sexual intercourse is scarce, more efforts should be undertaken to document all such complications to improve treatment and preventative strategies.

Sexual Urological Emergencies

“…In another work from Pfortmueller et al. , which concerned admissions related to sexual activity for a total of 445 patients, 10.34% were of traumatic origin, with the most frequent trauma being a torn frenulum, followed by penile excoriation, penile hematoma, testicular torsion, penile pain, and scrotal pain.…”

Death after Sexual Intercourse

“…Our case features sexual intercourse as a trigger of an acute intracerebral hemorrhage in a young female. Several studies have shown that sexual intercourse may provoke intracerebral hemorrhage, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage [ 3 , 4 ]. It has been reported that 14.5% of all subarachnoid hemorrhages are precipitated by sexual activity [ 7 , 8 ].…”

“…Sexuality is an essential aspect of quality of life [ 1 – 3 ]. Nevertheless, sexual intercourse is physically challenging and leads to distinct changes in blood pressure, heart, and respiratory rate [ 3 , 4 ]; for an overview see Table 1 .…”

“…The complications of sexual intercourse are apparently rare relative to the frequency of coitus in the general population [ 3 , 5 , 6 ]. The true incidence is not known, as patients may not report the sexual circumstances of their health problems to health care professionals [ 5 , 6 ].…”

“…The true incidence is not known, as patients may not report the sexual circumstances of their health problems to health care professionals [ 5 , 6 ]. Nevertheless, it has been reported that sexual intercourse may lead to severe injury [ 3 , 4 ].…”