Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoCan astronauts jerk off or toss the troff in space? Would their heart monitors would show it to be elevated? Or can or has any two astronauts ever had sex in space?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCan astronauts jerk off or toss the troff in space? Would their heart monitors would show it to be elevated? Or can or has any two astronauts ever had sex in space?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThey can, but the increased radiation and weightlessness can have make getting an erection difficult. https://www.sciencealert.com/spaceflight-could-exacerbate-erectile-dysfunction-scientists-discover
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThat makes sense, but wouldn’t that only be a problem for the astronauts who have a phallus?
minus-squaremorgan423@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago“Today I embark on my preparation for my future astronaut career.”
They can, but the increased radiation and weightlessness can have make getting an erection difficult.
https://www.sciencealert.com/spaceflight-could-exacerbate-erectile-dysfunction-scientists-discover
That makes sense, but wouldn’t that only be a problem for the astronauts who have a phallus?
“Today I embark on my preparation for my future astronaut career.”