Sex is more likely to be avoided by those who had just suffered from heart attack as revealed by researchers in the U.S.
More and more heart attack survivors fear of having sex because the activity might kill them. However, a new study shows that doctors of these patients play a key role in giving advice about sex. If the doctor fails to talk to the patient about continuing their sex life, the more the patient would fear that he/she might die while having sex. Giving information is necessary for a doctor since they play a big role in their patient’s life.
The chance of death while having sex is really small as doctors would say. This was also proved by Dr Stacy Tessler Lindau, a gynecologist and sexuality researcher at the University of Chicago, as she stated the chance of dying during sex was “really small”. In fact, if you can perform walking or even your daily activities, you can already have sex. Sex is safe for heart attack survivors as experts say.
The study involved 1,184 male and 576 female heart attack survivors, where the average age was 60. The results of the study revealed that less than half of the men and only one third of the women were advised before leaving the hospital that they can resume sex. A year after, more than two thirds of the men and 40 percent of the women reported that they had sex. Men were more active in sex, how ever, Lindau said if they experienced chest pains while having sex, it is better for them to stop and consult their doctor.
Dr. Edward Havranek, a cardiologist at Denver Health Medical Center and leader of the Heart Association conference, said “A heart attack should not keep people from enjoying sex”
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