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A member asked:

Can you get vaginal air embolism from using a dildo the wrong way or having sex the wrong way? should i be afraid of sex? i may get air embolsim...

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Not likely at all: The risk of "vaginal air embolism" seems to be attributed almost exclusively to the actual "blowing of air into the vagina" and not from " using a dildo or having sex the wrong way". I do not think you should be afraid . There does not appear to be any real cause for alarm or concern .

Dr Seibert and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/4/2015

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