Extramarital affairs not only cause broken hearts, but also end up breaking penises, a new study says. u00a0 Sex outside marriage, and sex that occurs under out-of-the-norm circumstances, may increase the risk of penile fractures, said study researcher said Dr. Andrew Kramer, a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. <table class="ae_noborder" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="200" align="left" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/oct/penile.jpg" border="0" />u00a0</td></tr></tbody></table>The heightened risk appears to be due to the unconventional situations, and consequently, locations, surrounding sexual acts, the researchers said. u00a0 Men in the study who had suffered penis fractures commonly were having sex in unusual settings, including in restrooms or at work, when the injury occurred. The majority were having extramarital affairs. u00a0 In such atypical situations, sex may be rushed and involve unusual or awkward sexual positions, Kramer said. u00a0 "All these factors could make the man less able to protect his penis from an unexpected sudden downward thrust leading to the fracture," Kramer said. u00a0 Kramer studied 16 cases of penile fractures treated at the University of Maryland Hospital between 2004 and 2011. u00a0 Half of the patients were having extramarital affairs, the study found. Most were having sex in unusual places, including bathrooms, cars and elevators, reports LiveScience. u00a0 Only three patients were having sex with their own wives in their own bedrooms, Kramer said. u00a0 The study has been published online in the Journal of Sexual Medicine

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