Total hip replacements represent one of the most successful elective surgeries performed today, but it takes time for your body to get used to your new hip. Stretch and/or take a mild pain medication ahead of time. Total hip replacement provides relief from pain during sex, but a return to normal sexual activities doesn’t take place overnight
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Before they can safely resume having intercourse after surgery, patients typically need to wait six to 12 weeks, and they should exercise caution to avoid dislocation.
Hip replacement surgery can offer pain and function relief that open the possibility of a more comfortable, pleasurable sex life
After a patient and surgeon have decided to pursue hip replacement, many patients have questions about participation in sexual activity after surgery, but almost all have difficulty talking about it spontaneously. This information is about returning to sex after having hip replacement surgery done through the back or side of your hip (posterior) If your surgery was done through the front of your hip (anterior), talk to your doctor about returning to sex after that type of surgery. Sex after hip replacement here is dr
Nickodem’s advice for sexual intimacy for patients who have had a hip replacement
