This article may be a bit more on the serious side but hey we like to talk about sex, and of course we want everyone to be happy, healthy, and hot & bothered (in a good way). I’ve written in the past about sexual intercourse being an enjoyable physical activity that is beneficial when it comes to health, even heart health! This piece is focused on safety with sex after a heart attack. I can only imagine if you’ve had the unfortunate experience of enduring a heart attack, getting back in the saddle might be a bit scary.
According to the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology people should openly talk to their physicians about sex and intimacy post a heart attack. Whether it’s regarding taking Viagra, what sexual positions are safest, or how frequently you engage in sexy time, its important and you should feel secure with asking these questions, its better to be safe then sorry!
“Sexual health is an important part of the overall health of the individual, even for older folks“, said Elaine Steinke, a researcher and professor of nursing at Wichita State University in Kansas. Steinke was the main author of the statement published in the heart association’s Circulation journal and the European Heart Journal. 
Many heart patients can carry on with their sex lives as long as they’ve had the appropriate check ups post surgery, here is a short list of precautions from the statement:
* Before resuming sex, make sure you can engage in moderate physical activity, such as walking briskly up two flights of stairs, without chest pain, breathlessness or other symptoms.
* If moderate activity is too strenuous, avoid intercourse but not intimacy: hugging and kissing may be ok.
* Have sex in a comfortable, familiar place and avoid things that could add stress to the experience, including extramarital affairs.
There are a few more preventative measures listed that you can check out at Sci-Tech Today. It sounds to me that resuming intimacy after heart issues is encouraged as long as you have your doctor’s approval and obviously if you feel strong enough to. You deserve that primal pleasure like everyone else, just be a bit more careful when getting back in the game!
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