SEX AND HEALTH: SOME THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG FOR MEN-CHRONIC DISEASES
Any long-term (chronic) disease can exhaust the individual as can long-term drug therapy, hospital visits, treatment and so on. All of these can adversely affect the most sex-centred person, as well as those who were content with very infrequent sex before their trouble began. Many diseases actually cause a loss of libido (sex drive), as do many drugs; so if you think your sex life should be better, and you are suffering from a long-standing illness, discuss it with your doctor in case the two could be linked.
Strokes-Far too little is known about the sexual problems of stroke patients, of whom there are many thousands in the UK alone. The trouble is that a stroke is a very complex business and results not only in physical weakness and loss of sensation but in mental and psychological changes too. This raises all kinds of anxieties about sexual performance and the physical problems often make physical sexual expression difficult even if the heart is willing. All of this can alter the way a couple relate to each other after a stroke, but physical closeness, other manifestations of love and sexual activities which are not genital-to-genital can work well. Loss of bladder and anal control is very upsetting, but many couples who really want to can find ways around these practical problems. Sex therapy can greatly help stroke sufferers and it can be useful to experiment with sex until the couple finds a way of living with the disability.
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