![]() Sudden death occurred mostly in men (average age 59 years) and the most frequent cause was a heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction. ![]() A forensic postmortem study from Germany of 32,000 sudden deaths over a 33-year period found that 0.2% of cases occurred during sexual activity. The risk of any sudden cardiac death is higher as people age. ![]() In most cases, it is caused by the physical strain of the sexual activity, or prescription drugs (drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, for example), or illegal drugs, such as cocaine – or both. There are many reasons why this happens to people. The incidence is, thankfully, extremely low and accounts for 0.6% of all cases of sudden death. ![]() But there’s a dark side: people sometimes die during or shortly after sex. The physical act of sex and orgasm releases the hormone oxytocin, the so-called love hormone, which is important in building trust and bonding between people. Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better sleep. ![]()
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