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Air embolism during sex on menstrual period, is this normal?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

No: This is hugely abnormal. This is most familiar from certain bizarre sexual practices. If this supposedly happened from normal intercourse and the woman was actually sick, I'd try to find out exactly what's going in -- it's not supposed to be one of the hazards.

Answered 5/27/2014

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