Up to 70 percent of women who survive a heart attack that avoid sexual activity - often forever - for fear that it will lead to a new seque...
Up to 70 percent of women who survive a heart attack that avoid sexual activity - often forever - for fear that it will lead to a new sequel.
And their doctors advise rarely otherwise.
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Lauren Streicher, associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, wants to change that.
"My mission is to get you through to bring this taboo issues," said Strings "heart - disease is an example of a medical problem that sabotage the sexual life of a person.".
He is the example that you speak on Friday, while participating in the women's heart - circulation - Symposium in Hospital Medicine Prentice Women at Northwestern University. (Tickets and more information here.)
"We live in a time when women surviving heart attacks," Streicher said. "We are now thinking we are looking for survival on quality of life and we know that the vast majority of women - .. Women, including young people -. Never have sex because they are scared"
If a man with heart disease, consult your doctor, the doctor is likely to discuss how your heart health can affect your sex life.
"If a woman with cardiac doctor, illness to have no this discussion with you is," Streicher said. "It's as if she's asexual."
May be sexual activity after a heart attack sure Streicher said. The women and their partners just need a little guidance and information on how and why gender may be a post-attack different experiences.
"Women are surprised that they have trouble them in terms of their ability not previously have an orgasm or experience pain or loss of libido to have suddenly" said - it.
Reduced up to 50 percent of women with significant coronary artery disease ability to reach orgasm, Streicher wrote in his book "SexRx: Hormones, Health and Your Best Sex Ever" (San Dey), it will shoot for the symposium on Friday.
Too often said - there, the women and their partners feel guilty wanting a healthy sex life after a heart attack. If pretty, they think, just to be alive.
This adds to the fear trigger another attack, and suddenly couples full body contact should be avoided.
"Sex is not already part of the relationship" on - he said. "It's a terrible situation, because now you lose privacy."
Women Heart - circulation - event of the ninth annual symposium 8am to 12: 15 pm Friday Northwestern Hospital Medical Prentice Women, 250 E. Superior Street, a conference center on the third floor tickets are $ 25, and you can subscribe nm.org. / heart health.
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