Sex after heart attack? Docs urged to give advice

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FILE - In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Dr. Ruth Westheimer signs a copy of her book in New York. The famed 85-year-old sex therapist says doctors often lack training in discussing sex with patients, but that they should. She says partners are often as concerned as patients themselves. She was commenting on detailed new guidelines released Monday, July 29, 2013, by the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The groups say doctors need to bring up sex issues early and often after a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem. Sex is often possible and the groups offer advice on when and how to resume intimacy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)CHICAGO (AP) — Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth — sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survivors know intimacy is often possible after a heart attack.

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