Researchers in Sweden have recommend the introduction of more vigorous safety standards for sex toys after looking into the number of cases of people presenting at hospitals because they’ve got a toy stuck in their anus.
The study showed that Swedes were often getting dildos and butt plugs stuck in their anuses and needing medical attention to remove them. One hospital had 73 people over an seven year period seeking assistance.
The report has triggered the Swedish Standards Industry to look into the matter and see if more specific guidelines are needed.
“Sex toys are used in the entire world and as far as I know there is no research which can state what is the most common injury. Since these products are used everywhere it is important that the standard now being developed becomes global,” explained Anna Sjögren from SIS told The Local.
The study found that 40% of objects needing to be removed were sex toys while the remainder included things like bottles, candles, cans and edible objects. A dispropriate number of the patients were male. The median age of patients was 41, but patients ages ranged from 15 through to 92.
While most people just needed assistance removing the objects, a few had to head into surgery to fix the problem. The researchers recommend that sex toys should be manufactured with a string to assist with recovery or have appropriately sized stoppers on them.
OIP Staff
