Sex After a Heart Attack: What You Need to Know

A heart attack can change a person's entire life, but having sex after a heart attack is not risky at all. Therefore, if someone has a heart attack, it may be safe to have sex after that. Of course, there may be some changes in the patient's normal routine after coming back from a serious heart attack, but heart patients can enjoy sex after full recovery from a heart attack.

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Having sex can help reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Even if there is stress after a heart attack, it can be reduced by having sex -

• Having sex after a heart attack reduces stress and anxiety. This can make a person's heart healthy.
• According to research, the risk of heart disease can be reduced to a great extent by having sex.
• A study has found that people who remain physically active before a heart attack (within about 6 months) have a 35 percent reduced risk.
• Having sex reduces stress and also keeps blood pressure under control.

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Cardiologists say that most people can safely have sex a few weeks after a heart attack. However, if there is a serious complication, then a few weeks can be waited -

• The chances of having a heart attack again during sex are low. Therefore, there is no need to worry.
• If you are able to exercise after a heart attack, walk on a treadmill or climb stairs comfortably, then it can be safe to have sex.
• If there is no chest pain after a heart attack, then sex can still be done. Also, if there is no problem in breathing, then sex can be done.
• If someone has had a successful bypass surgery or angioplasty (in which a stent is placed inside to keep the arteries open) and then a heart attack occurs, then also it can be safe to have sex after complete recovery.

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If someone has had a heart attack once or twice, then having sex is considered safe. On the other hand, if symptoms like chest pain, difficulty in breathing, irregular heartbeat are felt after a heart attack, then wait a little. If these symptoms are seen after a heart attack, then sex should be avoided, because sex requires sufficient energy. This can affect the heart rate of the patient.

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Although sex can be done after a heart attack, if there is a high risk even after a heart attack, then sex should be avoided. After a heart attack, one may have to face complications like heart failure, cardiac arrest and unconsciousness. In such a situation, the person needs adequate treatment. Until these complications are cured after a heart attack, the patient should not have sex. Also, after getting completely cured, one should restart his sex life only after asking the doctor.