title: Sexual asphyxia in the female.
abstract: The author has reported what appears to be a clearly defined masochistic hanging in the female. This is supported by many of the usual characteristics inherent in most male hangings. Although it was not the function of the police, a background study of the victim by a medical authority unfortunately was not made, which is so often the case in deaths due to sexual asphyxia.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008398:Masochism; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders; D013405:Suicide