Sex life is inherently beautiful, it can please the body and mind and reduce stress. However, after entering middle-aged and old age, various organs of the body decline and are easily accompanied by a variety of chronic diseases. Some diseases and the use of drugs can affect the quality of sex, so you might as well learn about it.

Can I still have sex if I have a disease?

1. Diabetic patients

Diabetes is a chronic disease of metabolic disorder, which can cause vaginal dryness, pain during sexual intercourse, and frigidity in women. Male patients may experience impotence, premature ejaculation, and reflux of semen into the bladder. Diabetic patients need to follow the doctor's advice on whether they can have sexual intercourse, and at the same time stabilize their blood sugar to avoid excessive mood swings. As long as the doctor agrees to have sex, lubricants or drugs can be used appropriately to enhance sexual feelings.

2. Patients with arthritis

Autumn and winter are the periods of high incidence of arthritis, and the pain caused by the disease can affect sexual behavior. You can reduce pain by exercising, paying more attention to rest, and taking hot baths. At the same time, you must master the correct sexual position. If a woman's arthritis occurs in her knees or hips, she can lie beside the bed and her sexual partner kneels or stands. If a man suffers from back pain, he can adopt a side-by-side position, which can reduce the pressure on the back and other joints. That is, the couple lies face to face with their legs intertwined. This is suitable for patients who have just undergone hip replacement surgery. In addition, men with knee arthritis need to adopt a female-on-male position, which can effectively reduce pain.

3. After stroke

Generally, sexual ability will not be affected after a stroke, but it will cause erectile dysfunction. As long as you fully recover, you can maintain a normal sexual life. However, sleeping pills, high blood pressure drugs, and sedatives used by stroke patients may affect the quality of sexual life. For any high blood pressure drugs that can easily cause impotence, you need to plan the time for sex before each medication. However, people with the sequelae of stroke are prone to physical weakness or paralysis, and in this case are unable to have sex.

4. Heart disease patients

Heart disease can cause functional disorders, and atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis can impede blood flow, thereby affecting male penile erection. It takes 3 to 6 weeks after a heart attack for the condition to stabilize. However, you need to consult your doctor in advance whether you can have sexual intercourse.

5. After hysterectomy

When women suffer from ovarian cancer or severe uterine fibroids, they need to have their uterus removed. Generally, they can have normal sexual life after the operation. However, you cannot have sex within 6 weeks after the operation and without the doctor's approval, otherwise it will cause a series of complications.

6. After prostatectomy

Surgical removal of the prostate is required for patients with prostate cancer, severe prostatic hyperplasia, recurring urinary tract infections, urinary retention, and recurrent hematuria. Male sexual function will change after surgery, and men are prone to impotence and retrograde ejaculation. This is because prostate surgery will cause damage to the bladder neck, causing the internal opening of the bladder to fail to close normally or incompletely, allowing semen to enter the bladder retrogradely. Retrograde ejaculation does not affect physical health and sexual pleasure, and patients can fully adapt to this situation. In addition, during the operation, the nerves that control penile erection are damaged, which can cause impotence.

Warm reminder

People with the above diseases need to follow the doctor's advice whether they can have sex. They must pay attention to personal hygiene during sex, do what they can, and never be stubborn. Both men and women should communicate more and praise each other more. This can improve their self-confidence and they should not give up on themselves or blame themselves blindly when encountering problems.