Would you risk it? I’m not going to die having sex. I’d sooner live without sex than die trying to have it.

HUSBAND

Fewer than one person in four returns to “pre-heart attack” sexuality. Almost none of these persons have any physical or medical reason not to return to sexual activity, but fear, lack of knowledge, diminished [...]

Ellis was one of the early writers to describe the “buildup and discharge” model of sexual response, and it became the model for future researchers. He wrote, “Tumescence is the piling on of the fuel; detumescence is the leaping out of the devouring flame.” This energy buildup and energy discharge model was related [...]

Once infected, there is no way of eliminating the virus from the body. It usually lies dormant for weeks, months or even years and then flares again. Like cold sores on the lip, the infection may be triggered by a rise in body temperature from a cold or other infection.

Heat, friction or emotional upsets may [...]