Sexual Activity of Women Following Myocardial Infarction

Studies to evaluate the sexual life of women after myocardial infarction is limited. Studies, triggering risk of myocardial infarction by sexual activity is low ( %1). It is found that 50-80% of women avoided sex by reasons such as being the fear of re-infarction, angina, fear of angina, depression after myocardial infarction. Sex education given by health professionals after myocardial infarction has been identifi ed not enough. As a result; sexual life of women following myocardial infarction should be given to investigate more comprehensive, grant of the required sex education must be provided for women.