Urethral intercourse
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Documented cases have occurred between heterosexual couples, often unknowingly in people with Müllerian dysgenesis.[1]
Key facts and history
A 1965 survey of global medical literature reported thirteen separate cases of urethral intercourse.[1] By 2014, 26 cases had been documented in the medical literature.[1] The stretching of the urethra required by this form of intercourse can cause a complete and permanent loss of urethral sphincter control.[2] This results in urinary incontinence and presents a very high risk of bladder infection for the receptive partner.[2]
A permanent widening of the urethra and loss of bladder control during sex are possible outcomes.[3] When urethral intercourse happens unintentionally, patients often first report inability to conceive, pain during sex, and leaking urine.[3] Bladder rupture and evisceration through the urethra are listed as more severe complications.[3] Inserting objects into the urethra without proper training poses a high likelihood that a person will need to seek medical help.[1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Urethral intercourse" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zeigerman, "Coitus per Urethram and the Rigid Hymen", The Journal of the American Medical Association, 22 November 1965, p. 909–910; Ryckman, "Adolescent urethral coitus: 2 cases and review of the literature", Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2014-02-01, p. e9-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Urethral intercourse" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ryckman, "Adolescent urethral coitus: 2 cases and review of the literature", Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2014-02-01, p. e9-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Urethral intercourse" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ryckman, "Adolescent urethral coitus: 2 cases and review of the literature", Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2014-02-01, p. e9-12; Ryckman, "Adolescent urethral coitus: 2 cases and review of the literature", Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2014-02-01, p. e9-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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