Having Sex at Hot Weather Is Dangerous for Your Heart

It is better not to have sex in a hot day, especially if the weather outside is around 35 degrees celsius. Sexual intercourse in a very hot day can harm heart health. This information is primarily intended for people who suffer from angina (wind sitting) and hypertension or having a heart attack or stroke.

sexual intercourse in hot weather is dangerous for heart

One of the biggest dangers of a heat wave is the increased risk of dehydration. This is the loss of water from the body, and with it important blood salts like potassium and sodium which play a vital role in the function of organs such as the kidneys, brain and heart. Hot weather is known to be very dangerous for small children, pregnant women and people with heart trouble conditions. Doctors strongly recommend to avoid sexual relations during hot weather or high temperature rooms.

Our bodies are programmed to maintain a temperature of about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit for optimum performance. If the body’s temperature rises even a couple of degrees, it tries to cool itself down, mostly through perspiration and dilation of the blood vessels. The evaporating sweat cools the body and as a result of the larger blood vessel size, the heart beats faster and the blood pressure decreases.

Sex can trigger sharp fluctuations in blood pressure, especially for people who suffer from angina (a sudden heart attack with pain in the chest while doing activities). “That increased heart rate and lower blood pressure can cause problems for those with heart disease,” explained Trupp. “It might reach dangerous, even deadly, levels. As a rule, those with heart disease are sensitive to extremes in temperatures due to the challenges placed on the heart.”

Men are more susceptible to the effects of sexual relations during hot weather. Hot temperature meant is a temperature above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, equivalent to 35 degrees celsius. Men over the age of 40 years old is recommended to do sexual intercourse in the evening or night, when the sun is not to hot.

Be aware that if men take some erection boosting medication, like Viagra, for more confidence, their blood starts circulating faster. This can make your hear “explode”. For those with heart failure, whose hearts may not be able to pump any harder to keep the body sufficiently cool and blood pressure high enough. As a result, the body can be become dangerously over-heated, and the result can be fatal.