https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/961445
News Release 11-Aug-2022
Open conversations and better public health education will help women make informed choices
Peer-Reviewed Publication
BMJ
Clinicians’ reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex is letting down a generation of young women who are unaware of the risks, warn researchers in The BMJ today.
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Up to 25% of women with experience of anal sex report they have been pressured into it at least once.
Anal intercourse is considered a risky sexual behaviour because of its association with alcohol, drug use and multiple sex partners. But it is also associated with specific health concerns, explain the authors.
For example, increased rates of faecal incontinence and anal sphincter injury have been reported in women who have anal intercourse. Women are also at a higher risk of incontinence than men, due to their different anatomy,
“The pain and bleeding women report after anal sex is indicative of trauma, and risks may be increased if anal sex is coerced,” they write.
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