Sex toy injuries rocket after release of Fifty Shades of Grey -
Sex toy injuries have doubled since 2007, with a large increase in 2012 and 2013, after the release of the Fifty Shades of Grey books.
The figures are estimates from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, which has tracked casualty admissions since 1991, the Washington Post reported.
The injuries relating to "massage devices and vibrators" were initially low but began to rise steeply from 2005, when around 1500 people across the US received treatment for sex injuries.
Middle aged men were most likely to get such injuries. Male patients accounted for 58 per cent, with the median age in that group being 44 years old. The median aged for women was younger, at 30 years old.
The oldest man recorded as receiving treatment for sex injuries was 85.
There was a large increase in the number of sex injuries in 2012, when 2,500 people received treatment for sex injuries. The first Fifty Shades of Grey book was released in 2011. There is no evidence the two are linked, but the bondage-themed novels have been read by tens of millions of people.
It was reported last week that sex shop owners on both sides of the Atlantic were stocking up on whips, pleasure balls and spanking paddles before the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey film hits the big screen this weekend.
US retailer Babeland, which has 20 Fifty Shades-branded items, has been stockpiling blindfolds and vibrators. "We're ready to respond," co-founder Claire Cavanah told AFP. The novels fuelled a 40-per cent sales increase at Babeland's New York branch.
Neal Slateford, owner of British company Lovehoney, which worked with EL James to produce the official Fifty Shades range in 2012, is also expecting a run on demand: "We have experienced spikes in sales after each movie trailer has been released which gives us a good indication of just how influential this movie will be."
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Sex toy injuries have doubled since 2007, with a large increase in 2012 and 2013, after the release of the Fifty Shades of Grey books.
The figures are estimates from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, which has tracked casualty admissions since 1991, the Washington Post reported.
The injuries relating to "massage devices and vibrators" were initially low but began to rise steeply from 2005, when around 1500 people across the US received treatment for sex injuries.
Middle aged men were most likely to get such injuries. Male patients accounted for 58 per cent, with the median age in that group being 44 years old. The median aged for women was younger, at 30 years old.
The oldest man recorded as receiving treatment for sex injuries was 85.
There was a large increase in the number of sex injuries in 2012, when 2,500 people received treatment for sex injuries. The first Fifty Shades of Grey book was released in 2011. There is no evidence the two are linked, but the bondage-themed novels have been read by tens of millions of people.
It was reported last week that sex shop owners on both sides of the Atlantic were stocking up on whips, pleasure balls and spanking paddles before the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey film hits the big screen this weekend.
US retailer Babeland, which has 20 Fifty Shades-branded items, has been stockpiling blindfolds and vibrators. "We're ready to respond," co-founder Claire Cavanah told AFP. The novels fuelled a 40-per cent sales increase at Babeland's New York branch.
Neal Slateford, owner of British company Lovehoney, which worked with EL James to produce the official Fifty Shades range in 2012, is also expecting a run on demand: "We have experienced spikes in sales after each movie trailer has been released which gives us a good indication of just how influential this movie will be."
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11404909/Sex-toy-injuries-rocket-after-release-of-Fifty-Shades-of-Grey.html
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