The 11 Most Common Sex Injuries & How To Avoid Them

When you're getting it on with your partner, I bet the last thing on your mind are injuries that can occur during sex. There's certainly no time, when lying down sexily next to a fire, to consider the dangers of rug burn. And no one ever bothers to calculate the risks involved with shower sex when suddsing up their partner's hot bod.

And yet, it's pretty common to get at least a little bit injured during sex. A bruise here, a scratch there, and maybe even a pulled muscle or two. It's usually not a big deal, but there are ways to avoid sustaining too much damage should you be interested.

The funny thing is, most of these injuries occur during regular 'ol' sex. So it's not even like skipping the kinky stuff is the answer. "Most intimacy injuries actually come from the routine 'regular' romps," marriage and family therapist Shadeen Francis tells Bustle. "Repetitive motions like thrusting cause friction, [and] folks can wind up with burns, tears, or cuts to their skin. This can happen during penetration, rubbing over or under clothes, or through repeated skin-to-skin contact."

The best way to avoid the most common sex injuries, like scrapes, is to use lots of lubrication. Francis tells me lotion for the body and lube for your genitals and other entry points should do the trick. Below are some more examples, as well as a few tips to keep yourselves safe.