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May 12th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — Heart attack survivors are
more likely to resume their sex lives if doctors reassure them it’s safe,
a new study shows.
University of Chicago Medicine researchers surveyed nearly 1,900 heart
attack survivors for the study. Among patients who were sexually active
before their heart attack, those who received counseling about sex before
they were discharged from the hospital were 1.5 times more likely to carry
on with their sex lives.
Patients who did not receive medical advice about their sex lives often
either unnecessarily delayed their return to sexual activity or refrained
from sex altogether.
The study also found that less than half of male patients and about
one-third of female patients recalled receiving pre-discharge instructions
on when to return safely to sexual activity.
One year after being discharged from the hospital, only 41 percent of
men and 24 percent of women said they’d had a discussion with their doctor
about sex since their heart attack.
The findings, published in the May 10 issue of the American Journal
of Cardiology, show the need for doctors to regard sex as an important
part of overall function, even after a life-threatening event such as a
heart attack, said study author Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau, an associate
professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago
Medicine.
“Doctors need to understand the significant role they play in helping
[heart attack] patients avoid needless fear and worry about the risk of
relapse or even death with return to sexual activity,” Lindau said in a
university news release.
“Receiving instructions prior to hospital discharge about resuming sex
was a major predictor of whether patients resumed sexual activity in the
year following [heart attack],” Lindau said. “For women, this was the only
significant predictor. The discharging cardiologist has detailed knowledge
of the patient’s condition, has provided lifesaving care and is best
positioned to advise on the safety of engaging in physical activity,
including sex.”
If heart attack survivors don’t receive professional advice, they have
to make their own, often incorrect, assumptions about the risks associated
with sexual activity, Lindau said.
More information
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers tips for recovering and staying well after a heart
attack.
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