Choking during sex poses serious risks, medical experts warn

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 19:25 · Archive

Non-fatal strangulation during sex can kill or permanently disable, yet young people are increasingly told by pornography it is normal.

Non-fatal strangulation during sex has the capacity to kill or permanently disable, yet young people are increasingly being told by pornography and other media that it can be a normal part of sex.

Medical experts warn there is no amount of deprivation of blood or oxygen that is safe. The risks posed by the practice are not being adequately communicated to young people, who are receiving normalised messages about choking through pornographic material and other media sources.

The concern reflects a wider gap between what happens in pornography and the dangers posed in real-world sexual activity.

How it is being reported

• 'Real world versus porn world': The dark reality of normalising choking'There's no amount of deprivation of blood or oxygen that's safe.'The Examiner · 9 Oct, 19:00
• 'Real world versus porn world': The dark reality of normalising choking'There's no amount of deprivation of blood or oxygen that's safe.'The Advocate · 9 Oct, 19:00

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