Try out PMC Labs and tell us what you think. Learn More. We describe the epidemiological features of adult genitourinary injuries related to consumer products and determined the patient cohorts, products and situations associated with increased genitourinary injury risk. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a data set validated to provide a probability sample of injury related emergency department presentations in the United States, was analyzed to characterize genitourinary injuries from to We analyzed 3, observations to derive national estimates. A large majority of injuries involved the external genitalia. The most common categories of products involved were sporting items in

Sex comes with certain risks. And while most of us would instantly think of STDs and pregnancy, this lot of un-sexy sex injuries looks at the risks of sex from a totally different perspective. Luckily, while some of these sex injuries sound down right scary, most can be prevented.

A bruised cervix occurs when your cervix becomes sensitive and tender as a result of vigorous sex. It is a rare condition and generally doesn't require treatment. If you've never heard of a bruised cervix, just know that it's a sex injury that you really don't want to have and likely won't have.