Woman has sex toy ‘dragged through body’ during MRI scan

A report detailing the moment a 23-year-old woman’s MRI scan goes horribly wrong has gone viral, leaving many in disbelief.

A young woman has reportedly been left with horrific injuries after leaving a sex toy inserted during an MRI scan.

The unnamed 23-year-old had a silicone plug in her back passage while undergoing medical imaging and is said to have suffered a dangerous reaction with the scanner.

An MRI scan uses strong magnets and radio waves to create highly detailed images of the inside of your body, and it’s important to remove any metal objects from your body before having one.

But, unbeknown to the woman, the sex toy she was using – which she thought was 100 per cent silicone – actually contained metal in its core.

This caused the adult item to be “dragged through her body”, causing the patient to “scream in pain”, a report filed with US Food and Drug Administration (FSA) stated.

A woman reportedly had a sex toy ‘dragged through her body’ during an MRI scan. Picture: Twitter/X

While the incident occurred in April 2023, an image allegedly showing the patient’s scan following the event has recently begun circulating online, prompting warnings against wearing any metal objects during a scan.

“Never wear a butt plug to your MRI appointment. My god....” a tweet shared by X user DreadPirateZero read recently.

Alongside the scan photo, there was also a screenshot of a text, sent by someone known only as Matt Z.

“Greates (sic) personal injury case I’ve ever heard: Chris Goodnow, an estimated Valley attorney, has picked up a client who is suing a sex toy company. Said client purchased a butt plug that was advertised as ‘100 per cent silicone’. Client wears it to MRI appointment. Much to the clients (sic) dismay, the plug in fact has a metallic core.”

It goes on to claim, in very crude detail, that the plug was pulled through the patient’s rectum and up into their chest cavity at the “speed of sound” and that the patient survived with “major injuries”.

The 23-year-old was ‘screaming in pain’ according to the medical report. Picture: Twitter/X

Understandably, some have cast doubt over the incident, with some noting that prior to MRI scans, radiographers will usually check if patients have any metal in their pockets.

According to the official report, which notes an “adverse event” using the common medical device, the “patient was screened and did not disclose that she had a ‘butt plug’ inserted”.

“She went in for the MRI and when it was over and the tech was pulling the table out, the patient started to scream.

“The patient stated that she felt nauseous, was in pain, and felt like she was going to pass out. An ambulance was called for this patient and she was sent to the hospital.”

The unnamed health professional who filed the report added: “The patient was checked out by the radiologist at the site before transport to ensure the patient was doing okay.

“The patient has not returned any of our calls yet to try and follow up to see how she is doing.”

The magnets used in MRI machines are extremely powerful, typically ranging from 0.5 to 3 Tesla (T), which is significantly stronger than a refrigerator magnet (around 0.001 Tesla) and roughly 100,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field, The Sun reports.

Metals are not permitted in MRI scans due to the dangerous magnetic pull of the machine. Picture: iStock

Metals like iron, nickel, and cobalt are strongly attracted by the MRI’s magnetic field and can be pulled towards it.

The powerful magnet in an MRI machine can magnetise metallic objects, which can then be pulled towards the magnet with such force that the metal can crack open or rip through soft surfaces, like human skin.

The strong magnets used during the scan can also affect any metal implants or fragments in your body, such as a pacemaker.

Professor Adam Taylor, an expert in human anatomy at Lancaster University, told MailOnline the sex toy was unlikely to be moving “at the speed of sound”, as claimed in one of the many posts circulating on social media.

“The speed at which ferromagnetic materials move in an MRI field is proportional to the mass of the object and how far away from the magnetic field it is,” he said.

“Things such as paperclips or hairpins would easily reach 40mph if within the field.

“As this ‘toy’ was predominantly silicone with a metallic core, there is potential that it moved at speed but not close to the speed of sound.”

Professor Taylor added the injuries likely caused are damage to major blood vessels, nerves or organs causing traumatic injury and potentially even death.

There have been cases in the past where patients have swallowed metal objects and been horrifically injured during an MRI scan.

One American man accompanying his mother to her MRI exam took a bullet to his abdomen when the magnet caused his gun to involuntarily discharge, according to medical outlet Health Imaging.

The story has sparked a huge reaction online, with some labelling the incident “brutal” and “terrifying”.

Originally published as Woman has sex toy ‘dragged through body’ during MRI scan