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Autoerotic death. A definition.

R W Byard¹, N H Bramwell

¹Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

|March 1, 1991

Summary

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Autoerotic death is defined as accidental death during solitary sexual activity involving a device that unintentionally caused fatality. A case of autoerotic asphyxia death is presented to illustrate this definition.

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Area of Science:

Forensic pathology
Sexual behavior studies

Background:

Autoerotic death is a complex phenomenon often associated with solitary sexual practices.
Existing definitions lack specificity, leading to potential misclassification of accidental deaths.