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Sexual Asphyxia
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sexual asphyxia,
accidental strangulation by ligature that occurs in an attempt to induce mild cerebral hypoxia during sexual activity for the purpose of enhancing orgasmic pleasure.
Sexual Asphyxia
The intentional restriction of airflow, often by an adolescent male, during ‘rough sex’, sexual rituals or cross-dressing sexuoeroticism; ligatures around the neck transiently decrease O2 to the brain, increasing sexual excitement; if the person does not loosen the ligature after orgasm—when voluntary control is at a nadir—death may occur
sexual asphyxia
Erotic self-strangulation Forensic medicine, sexology The intentional restriction of airflow, often by an adolescent ♂, during 'rough sex', during a sexual ritual or during cross-dressing sexuoeroticism; the passing of a ligature around the neck transiently ↓ O2 to the brain to ↑ sexual excitement; if the person does not loosen the ligature after orgasm, sexual asphyxia occurs, death may occur
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