Medical and Surgical Risks in Handballing

Implications of an Inadequate Socialization Process

Bibliographic Data

ID3650901
AuthorsHelen Navin, Helen L Navin (University of Arizona, corresponding author)
Year1981
Volume6
Issue3
Pages67-76
Publication date1981-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v06n03_06
PMID7341668
OpenAlexW1502766090
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Handballing (fist fucking) has long been practiced by male homosexual partners with few evident consequences of a medically serious nature. In recent years, however, medical and surgical risks have risen as handballing has come to be practiced in groups. The potential for physical harm (e.g., rupture of the anal sphincter, perforation of the colon, the spread of anorectal and colon disease, and disturbance of heart rhythms due to vagovagal response), although widely understood, has not been studied statistically. Only three articles in medical journals have commented on the subject and then only as recorded observations. This article describes: (1) how club-sponsored social events function, (2) the medical and surgical risks to those who choose handballing as a sexual life-style, and (3) the precautions to be taken if risks are to be minimized

Anal sphincter · General surgery · Harm · Surgical procedures · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society · Surgery

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