Sex After a Heart Attack
"Don't forget the relationship aspect of it," Sotile says. "To the extent that your relationship is comfortable, you will be relaxed and you will much more likely be able to function sexually.
"Heart disease gives you a second chance. Most of us in long-term relationships could use some do-overs," he adds. "I encourage people to respond to the wake-up call that heart disease delivers to make your life better."
Many heart attack survivors have told Sotile that they've become more "caring, loving and patient" after their heart attacks.
"If you take that same set of attitudes into the bedroom, your sex life can be better than it was," he says.
Sex After a Heart Attack
Sex After a Heart Attack: Remember the Relationship
"Don't forget the relationship aspect of it," Sotile says. "To the extent that your relationship is comfortable, you will be relaxed and you will much more likely be able to function sexually.
"Heart disease gives you a second chance. Most of us in long-term relationships could use some do-overs," he adds. "I encourage people to respond to the wake-up call that heart disease delivers to make your life better."
Many heart attack survivors have told Sotile that they've become more "caring, loving and patient" after their heart attacks.
"If you take that same set of attitudes into the bedroom, your sex life can be better than it was," he says.
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