Having a woman on top isn't quite the wild ride most men might have imagined.
Scientists
have learned that the 'woman on top' or 'cowgirl' position is the most
dangerous one for men to engage in during sexual intercourse.
According
to new research, the risky position is to blame for half of all penile
fractures that occur during sex. In comparison, 'doggy style' or the
woman on all fours is responsible for 29per cent of injuries, while 'man
on top' or 'missionary' is only liable for 21per cent.
The study published in Advances in Urology,
researchers hypothesized that a man is prohibited from quickly stopping
a painful movements when a woman has her entire body weight on his
erect penis.
However,
if the man is in control, he has a better chance of minimizing injury
by disengaging in harmful movements as soon as they happen.
Of
the 44 suspected penile fractures studied in three hospitals in
Campinas, Brazil over the course of 13 years, 42 cases were confirmed -
and evaluated in order to discover what the initial cause was.
Twenty-eight
of the men were having heterosexual intercourse during the time of
injury, while six of the subjects were engaging in 'penile
manipulation'.
Four
were participating in homesexual intercourse, and it was deemed to be
'unclear' how the final four men had sustained their injuries.
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