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| Tips to Improve Sex Life |
For patients with RA usually have serious body and joints pain, it’s hard for them to think about sex. Antibiotic medications has a side effect to decrease sex desire. In order to help patients with RA to improve sex life, here I will give some tips to improve sex life for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Have a communication with your partner.
Most patients with RA are suffering from joints pain or body pain. You need to have a communication with your partner about your feelings. Telling your partner what feels good and what hurts. If you are nervous about talking, write your partner a letter.
2. Make a romance occasion.
If you know you feel energetic and sexy during the afternoon, make a date for some private time with your partner at home. Take pain medication and gently muscle and joints massage -- and perhaps a nap -- at least 30 minutes before sex so you are more comfortable and energized.
3. Try different positions or props.
According to your illness condition, try to create positions so that you feel good and avoid hurting your joints or painful parts. In addition. try using props like pillows or cushions to support your hips, shoulders, neck, or back. Or try a vibrator for stimulation during foreplay. Many women have vaginal dryness as they get older. It's particularly a problem if you have Sjogren's syndrome, a condition often seen with RA.
4. Try to have a warming up together.
Try to create more tips to improve sex life for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Warm showers or baths can ease joint stiffness. So use them to enhance sex. Take a bath together as part of foreplay. Or gently wash each other with an aromatic body wash in a warm shower. You might even try an electric blanket on your bed to make it cozy.
Harmonious sex life is good for patients’ physical, psychological as well as mental health and quality So if you have sexual problems, talk to your doctor. Try to get more information about tips to improve sex life for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Welcome to share your experience so that we can help more patients with RA.
