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High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges
High blood pressure medication side effects in men: Sexual problems
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Challenges for men
Challenges for women
Sexual side effects of high blood pressure medications
Medications less likely to cause sexual side effects
Erectile dysfunction drugs and high blood pressure
Be honest with your doctor
Promote overall health
Set the stage for satisfying sex
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High blood pressure often has no signs or symptoms. But the impact on your sex life may be obvious. Although sexual activity is unlikely to pose an immediate threat to your health — such as a heart attack — high blood pressure can affect your overall satisfaction with sex.
A link between high blood pressure and sexual problems has been proved in men. For women who have decreased sexual satisfaction, it's not yet been proved that high blood pressure is to blame.
