Flashback Friday: Which sexual positions are more likely to break your penis?

Penile fracture is no joke. It is a serious injury that occurs when an engorged penis is bent, breaking the lining of the corpus cavernosum, the two cylinders inside the penis that fill with blood. A broken penis can often be heard as a cracking sound, followed by intense bruising. Left untreated, this can result in life-long deformities and/or erectile dysfunction. Clearly, the best solution to all of this is to avoid breaking one’s penis altogether. But before you sign yourself up for a lifetime of abstinence, you should learn about the work of these researchers, who have combed through a number of penile fracture cases to determine which sexual positions are most dangerous. The number one culprit? Heterosexual sex with the woman on top. You’ve been warned.Mechanisms predisposing penile fracture and long-term outcomes on erectile and voiding functions. “Purpose. To determine the mechanisms predisposing penile fracture as well as ...