Cosmo Magazine, that bastion of reliable medical advice, declares, “An orgasm almost killed her.”
Intrigued, gynecologist Amy Tuteur reads further, and finds its about case where a woman developed stroke-like symptoms after intercourse, and was diagnosed with an embolic stroke.
The patient was taking the birth control pill, which can raise the risk of blood clots. In this case, it was also combined with the presence of a patent foramen ovale, allowing the clot to travel into her brain, whereas normally, it would have stayed in her heart.
She also discusses other ways sex can kill, writing, “Anyone who has an abnormal blood vessel in the brain is at risk for bleeding into the brain if the blood pressure rises, and sex can cause a temporary rise in blood pressure. For those with heart problems, sexual activity can lead to a heart attack. For those with heart problems who are cheating on a spouse, the risk of a heart attack appears to be even higher. It must be the added effect of guilt on the blood pressure.”
Hope you had a happy Valentine’s Day.
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You’re funny.
How does this lady ever not worry during, ah, similar activities?
She coulda gone blind!
That’s why Viagra got invented!
So cheating on a spouse leads to an increase in heart attack risk. This is attributed to the added effect of guilt on blood pressure. Guilt has nothing to do with it. New sex is exciting, just the anticipation of a new sexual encounter is exciting.
hmmm… and nobody even mentioned getting shot by a jealous spouse.
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