Forrester MB. Vibrator and Dildo Injuries Treated at Emergency Departments.
JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2021;
47:687-695. [PMID:
34142642 DOI:
10.1080/0092623x.2021.1938319]
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine vibrator and dildo injuries in the US. During 2000-2019, a national estimate of 18,547 vibrator and 6,468 dildo injuries were treated at US emergency departments; 35.4% of the vibrator and 35.9% of the dildo injuries occurred during 2016-2019. Males accounted for 52.0% of the vibrator and 79.7% of the dido injuries. The device could not be removed from the rectum in 71.3% of the vibrator and 83.6% of the dildo injuries. The patient was treated or examined and released in 70.2% of the vibrator and 48.1% of the dildo injuries.
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