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Published 18:59 15 Nov 2017 GMT
Updated 12:36 18 Feb 2022 GMT
Valsalva retinopathy is what happens when blood vessels burst in the eye due to a sudden and intense pressure.
... A sudden and intense pressure that could absolutely be brought on by an orgasm that's intense enough (and good enough, let's be honest) to cause it.
According to a study conducted by in universities in Edinburgh and Southampton, a man caused this rupture during an orgasm by holding his breath and pushing out his diaphragm.
The study details that the 29-year-old woke the next day and noticed a "left paracentral scotoma."
"On direct questioning the patient revealed an episode of vigorous sexual intercourse the preceding evening. "During orgasm the valsalva manoeuvre can produce a sudden increase in retinal venous pressure resulting in vessel rupture and haemorrhagic retinopathy."Or, in other words, he orgasmed so hard he blinded himself. Nice. Or terrifying? Let's go with nice.
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