Comments on: Brief mention: our modest medicos

By: Alon

Alon — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:46:26 +0000

The assumption that sexual relations = (vaginal) intercourse seems to be quite widespread in medical advice.

I once managed to utterly fluster a very prim-and-proper British nurse by asking for clarification after she cautioned that sexual relations were unadvisable after a minor operation; while she eventually acknowledged that oral, anal and non-penetrative intercourse would have no ill effects on the patient, just discussing the topic definitely got her out of her comfort zone.

By: arnold zwicky

arnold zwicky — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:39:28 +0000

There’s some real-world truth in this. Sex with a partrner other than your regular partner is reputed to be more heart-threatening than sex with your regular partner.

By: chrishansenhome

chrishansenhome — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:51:06 +0000

Old joke. A 60 year old guy has a heart attack, is hospitalised, and then discharged and told to come back in a month. When he comes back he said to the physician, “Doc, it’s been a month now and I’m kind of champing at the bit to have sex. Can I do it now?” The doctor checks his heartbeat, pulse, blood pressure, and says, “Well, your heart’s ok, so you can go ahead right now. But only have sex with your wife; we don’t want you to get too excited.”