Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Men With Chronic Heart Failure Can Have Active Sex Lives

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Although medication can help extend the lives of men with chronic heart failure, several factors associated with this disease can interfere with a person’s ability to engage in and enjoy sexual activities. Fatigue, depression, medication side effects and the fear of damaging the heart can cause people with chronic heart failure to lose interest in sex or wonder whether this activity is safe for them.

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