An orgasm should be a pleasurable experience. But it turned into a nightmare for one woman when her aorta ‘popped’ during her big moment.
The 45-year-old woman was having sex with her husband when she felt a pop in her chest that radiated down her back. Reportedly, her sexual position at the time had her legs up against her chest.
She was rushed to the hospital due to stabbing pain in her chest which was accompanied by nausea and shortness of breath.
When her vitals were checked, medical staff found her blood pressure had risen to alarming rates. The reading was 220/140 as compared to a healthy blood pressure of 120/80.
The woman was a smoker with a habit of smoking 6 to 7 cigarettes a day. She had been smoking 17 years and had a history of hypertension.
On further examination, doctors found that she had a leak in her aorta which is responsible for transporting blood through the body.
She was diagnosed with acute aortic syndrome (AAS). In her case, this was characterized as a full tear in the aorta which is potentially life threatening.
It is not unusual for people to experience aortic tears and other types of heart-related conditions during sex. However, men tend to be affected more than women.
“Men have a 2:1 higher incidence of developing AAS, and the peak age of diagnosis is later adulthood around 65 years of age.
“The risk of sudden cardiac death also shows similar patterns, with an incidence reported at .19% in men and .16% in women, often noted during masturbation, sexual interaction with prostitutes or extramarital sexual activity,” a medical report states.
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Fortunately, doctors were able to treat the woman by conducting surgery and prescribing a blood pressure stabilization medication.
She was discharged from the hospital after 3 days of treatment.
