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OB-GYN’s dire warning in response to ‘Wicker’ movie trend: ‘Not designed for receiving trees, shrubs or other plants’

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Yang, A. (2026, October 15). OB-GYN’s dire warning in response to ‘Wicker’ movie trend: ‘Not designed for receiving trees, shrubs or other plants’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/health/ob-gyn-warns-wicker-fans-vaginas-not-designed-to-receive-trees/

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Dr. Amy Novatt, an OB-GYN, warns against a trend inspired by the upcoming movie "Wicker," where people are fantasizing about using plant materials for sexual activities due to Alexander Skarsgård's character being made of wicker. She cautions that such practices can lead to serious health issues like infections and injuries, noting that over 300,000 American adults end up in the ER annually due to foreign objects inserted into their bodies. Dr. Novatt emphasizes the importance of using safe sex toys designed for such use rather than experimenting with potentially harmful materials.

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Since the trailer for the upcoming movie "Wicker" was released in July, interest has surged among women intrigued by its unconventional themes involving a wicker man. However, Dr. Amy Novatt, an OB-GYN at sexual wellness brand Dame, issued a serious warning against attempting such fantasies in real life due to potential health risks. She emphasized that wood can splinter and plant materials harbor bacteria and molds that could cause infections.

Dr. Novatt has treated numerous patients who suffered from cuts, tears, infections, and injuries caused by foreign objects inserted into their bodies while seeking pleasure but unexpectedly causing harm. With about 300,000 American adults ending up in emergency rooms annually due to such incidents, the risk is significant enough for Dr. Novatt to caution against turning these fantasies into reality.

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Fantasies inspired by the new movie “Wicker” are coming out of the woodwork. asserted

Fantasies → inspire → woodwork

Experts say: Don’t bark up that tree. asserted

Experts → say → tree

Since the trailer came out in July, women have been thirsting over the wicker Alexander Skarsgård — and the character’s stamina in the bedroom. asserted

women → come → bedroom

Some women have even taken to the net to share some hilarious takes on their newfound fascination. asserted

women → take → fascination

But Dr. Amy Novatt, an OB-GYN at the sexual wellness brand Dame, warns that this particularly freaky fetish should stay a daydream — because any real-life exploration could go catastrophically wrong. uncertain

exploration → warn → brand

The film, out October 23, tells the story of a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions a basketmaker to make her a husband (Skarsgård) out of wicker. asserted

her → tell → wicker

The wicker man ends up satisfying her in every way. asserted

man → end → way

Novatt, though says that jokes aside — don’t be so sure about that. asserted

jokes → say → that

“Wood can splinter, and plant material harbors bacteria and molds that can cause infection,” she told The Post. asserted

she → splinter → Post

“In my career, I have examined women with cuts, tears, infections and injuries from foreign objects, and I have taken some of them to the operating room. asserted

I → examine → room

Many were simply seeking pleasure and never expected harm.” Don’t be one of the 300,000 American adults who wind up in the emergency room every year for having a “foreign object in body.” asserted

who → seek → body

More than half the items found lodged up there were sex toys. asserted

items → find → ?

The vaginal lining is “tolerant, and quick to heal” — but that doesn’t mean you should test its regenerative abilities out, Novatt said. asserted

Novatt → heal → abilities

It plays an important role in protecting us from infections down there, but only if it maintains a delicate balance in healthy bacteria, pH, and its mucus layers. asserted

it → play → bacteria

Shoving a foreign wicker body up there could mess with all of them. uncertain

Shoving → shove → them

“What it was not designed for is receiving trees, shrubs or other plants,” Novatt said. asserted

Novatt → design → trees

Before inserting anything into the vagina, experts suggest asking: Is it smooth, unbreakable, cleanable, retrievable? asserted

it → insert → vagina

Most sex toys are designed with these features in mind. asserted

toys → design → mind

You don’t want any object to hurt, scratch, break inside, introduce harmful germs, or get lost. asserted

object → want → germs

Best practices include washing any toys soap and water, and sharing only clean toys between two healthy people. asserted

practices → include → people

Harsher cleaners like antibacterial triclosan could disturb the delicate microbiome. uncertain

cleaners → disturb → microbiome

“Fantasy is healthy and to be encouraged,” the doc daif. asserted

doc → encourage → ?

“Women have always imagined an ideal partner, one who takes care of all our emotional and sexual needs. asserted

who → imagine → needs

My concern begins where fantasy tempts us to act it out literally, at the expense of our health.” asserted

fantasy → begin → health

You might be into wicker, but that doesn’t mean wicker should be in you. uncertain

wicker → mean → you

OB-GYN’s dire warning in response to ‘Wicker’ movie trend: ‘Not designed for receiving trees, shrubs or other plants’

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