Am I ready to have sex again?

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Registered: 05-09-2003
Am I ready to have sex again?
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Fri, 06-03-2005 - 2:51pm
I had a c-section 3 1/2 weeks ago and I am anxious to get back to my sex life. Does anyone know if it's safe to get back in to action now or should i wait another 2 weeks? I'm no longer hurting inside and my stitches look like they're healing perfectly fine. Does anyone know if sex is okay now?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 3:03pm

Ask the person who would know and whose opinion should count....your OB! Call your dr. and ask him/her if you've healed enough to resume sexual activity. My guess is no. It's a little early yet. But you could be a quick healer and a professional opinion is needed to determine that.

You've had incisions through your stomach muscles and uterus and that's going to take awhile to heal internally, no matter how healed you look externally.

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Registered: 05-27-2004
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 3:39pm

You need to ask your doctor that....not us. "Looking" like healed doesn't mean healed.

If you tear a stitch, or an unhealed portion of your incision, sex will seem very unimportant to you, and it'll be a lot longer before you CAN resume.

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 5:22pm

As the others said, that is something you have to talk to your OB about and get his professional advise.


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Registered: 01-11-2004
Sat, 06-04-2005 - 9:22am

Hi wndrgrl10: IMHO, YOU need to talk to the doctor and ask the same question.


Good Luck,


Mac