When Is It Safe To Have Sex After A Heart Attack?
June 14, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Wade at Healthbolt has inspired me to write once again about that taboo subject of sexual relations. When I think about it, my discharge teaching with an acute MI patient is focused on nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes, but doesn’t touch on sex. Don’t you think that should be a valid thought? “When is it safe to have sex again?”
Well, lucky for ya’all, I have done my research on the horizontal hookie pookie.
Sexual intercourse is considered as mild to moderate exercise. It takes about as much energy as walking up a couple flights of …read more




