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What is the link between heart disease and sex?

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What is the link between heart disease and sex?

Intercourse is the ultimate expression of sexuality and is a common activity that offers an opportunity for people to free themselves from stress and tension.

So, ever heard of sexual problems in heart disease patients? Well, if not, this piece is for you.

Sexual desire may decrease leading to inhibition of feelings and failure of erection after the heart attack or surgery especially men. Also, such problems do occur in as many as 40% of happily married normal couples.

Causes of sexual problems in heart disease:

  1. Alcohol and tobacco
  2. Anxiety
  3. Depression
  4. Pre-existing sexual trouble
  5. Physical de-conditioning
  6. Few therapeutic drugs

Anxiety and depression are the two primary psychological reactions interfere with resumption of normal sex after a heart attack. And below is the list of few practical tips to regain a normal sex life.

  1. A proper communication with your partner
  2. Don’t skip the foreplay
  3. Environment matters! Good to have a relaxed and restful environment with room temperature. Extreme temperatures can create more stress on the heart.
  4. Resume it slowly
  5. Sexual intercourse should be avoided for 2 hours after a heavy meal to minimise strain on heart

For information and consultation:

Dr. M. Srinivas Rao
MBBS, MD ( internal medicine)
PGDID ( infectious diseases)
Certified sexual medicine expert

For any queries , kindly email to drtidybiz@gmail.com

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Know the reasons and symptoms for low Testosterone

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Know the reasons and symptoms for low Testosterone

The hormone testosterone plays a lot of important roles in the body from maintaining bone density to supporting male fertility. According to an article in The journal of urology, testosterone testing and prescriptions for testosterone replacement have tripled in the past few years.

The journal also reported there are a significant number of men who could benefit from testosterone therapy but who do not receive it could you have low testosterone levels?

The symptoms can vary widely, but can include:

  1. Depression
  2. Erectile dysfunction
  3. Loss of body hair
  4. Loss of muscle mass
  5. Male infertility
  6. Problems losing weight
  7. Reduced sex drive
  8. Unexplained fatigue

Medical condition like diabetes,obesity, or a history of chemotherapy use or testicular radiation may also the reason for the low testosterone

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Take care of sexual well-being

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Take care of sexual well-being

Sexual well being:

Sexual wellness is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being concerning to sexuality. Having healthy sexual life will increase your confidence, help you draw boundaries, increase your sex drive and help you create a more satisfying sex life. It is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity.

To reduce erectile dysfunction, increase stamina, and improve the overall quality of sex there are certain methods and they are:

  1. Try to start-stop technique
  2. Try some new thing
  3. Focus on the foreplay
  4. Don’t smoke
  5. Address your relationship issues
  6. Manage anxiety
  7. Manage stress
  8. Open communication
  9. Do more exercise
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Did Covid-19 pandemic increased aggression among couples?

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Did Covid-19 pandemic increased aggression among couples?

As per a study, the pandemic caused by Covid-19 resulted in a six-to-eight fold increase in rates of intimate partner aggression.

The experimental study, published in the journal ‘Psychology of Violence’, by Georgia State University researchers found that the lockdown restrictions led by the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in increased rates of physical and psychological aggression among couples.

Physical aggression increased from two acts per year to 15 acts per year. Psychological aggression increased from 16 acts per year to 96 acts per year.

“If you think about it, that [increase] represents an enormous shift in people’s day-to-day lives,” said the study’s lead author Dominic Parrott, professor of psychology and director of the Centre for Research on Interpersonal Violence.

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