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There was an accident involving sex toys recently,and it prompted some debate about how common it is for people to expire mid-coitus.

I think it would make sense because of increased bloodflow, heartrate, body temperature etc. which would exacerbate present negative conditions.

Thoughts?

Sex is good.

Sex is good.

I am in no way a doctor, nor should I even be allowed near people even if I did have a PhD.

however...in my own opinion and professional deduction...I agree with Vandal-Unknown

I am in no way a doctor, nor should I even be allowed near people even if I did have a PhD.

Medical doctors are MDs, not PhDs :p

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_24-5-2004_pg6_20

30 000 deaths during three decades, and "only" 60 dead during sex seems to indicate that it happens, but it's definitely not common, but apparently having a lover/mistress increases the risk.

I recall there being studies that have indicated that people who orgasm twice a week have better mortality statistics than those who only orgasm less than once a month, so it would seem sex would have a protective effect... nevertheless, sex itself is quite physically undemanding and very few people are so sick that they should not have it, and those that are so sick probably won't be able to perform, either.

You could do a Pubmed/MEDLINE search.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_24-5-2004_pg6_20

30 000 deaths during three decades, and "only" 60 dead during sex seems to indicate that it happens, but it's definitely not common, but apparently having a lover/mistress increases the risk.

I recall there being studies that have indicated that people who orgasm twice a week have better mortality statistics than those who only orgasm less than once a month, so it would seem sex would have a protective effect... nevertheless, sex itself is quite physically undemanding and very few people are so sick that they should not have it, and those that are so sick probably won't be able to perform, either.
"physically undemanding" my ass. It takes WORK to get a partner. It takes WORK to please the partner. It takes WORK to even please oneself.

sex itself is quite physically undemanding


Well yeah..if you just LAY there!

"physically undemanding" my ass. It takes WORK to get a partner. It takes WORK to please the partner. It takes WORK to even please oneself.

Oh, pipe down. Pubmedding around I found this: http://eurheartjsupp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/4/suppl_H/H13.pdf

So, it seems pretty safe. Then I also found this: (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16274072&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum) "An unusual case of a double casualty during sexual intercourse" where they drowned in their car while having sex. Oops.

Well yeah..if you just LAY there!

Lie, not lay. In any case, "the metabolic and heamodynamic demands of sexual activity, as well as any cardiac rhythm disturbances observed during sex, are generally consistent with those of daily activity" - what sort of couch potato are you to find sex that physically demanding? *assumes you've had sex at all, and not just spouting off from inexperience*

Sex requires both parasympathetic and sympathetic systems to work. Erection and lubrication (precum ejection) is a function of the parasympathetic system; emission and ejaculation requires the sympathetic system. And this sympathetic system mediates the fight-or-flight response: increases heart rate, widens the pupils, perspiration, increase blood pressure. That's why you feel tired and hot and sleepy after sex. Some evidently could not take this kind of stress...