I am scheduled to have surgery on April 11th and I don't see my doctor again until March 29th. My husband has a question/concern that he says just won't wait until then. How long after the surgery until we will be able to have sex again? We are newlyweds (7 months)...

As soon as you're comfortable... no, really! seems to be anywhere from a few days to 2-3 weeks for most people. For me it was a week, and could easily have been sooner except for the drain stuff hanging off the front of me.

Good to know that they are all the same!

A couple of weeks... When you get your stitches out you feel much more comfortable moving around...

Thanks for the info he'll be glad to know its not too long!! lol

thanks for the info....I too was wondering - was feeling a little funny asking my surgeon.

I just wanted to say one quick thing about discussing this topic with your surgeon or any other health care professional for that matter

I know it might seem embarrassing to ask these questions... But, as a health care professional, we hear questions like these all the time... Please don't feel ashamed or embarrassed when questions like these arise with any physician or nurse. We are all here to help you... And trust me, we've probably heard or have been asked worse!

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If you don't ask important questions like this, you might actually end up hurting yourself in the long run... Whenever I have a patient ask me about resuming sex, I always commend them about asking appropriate questions and try to make them feel less embarrassed about asking as sex is a completely natural part of life...

Just wanted to help alleviate your fears about discussing personal matters with your doctors and nurses!! One thing to always remember: WE HAVE HEARD WORSE!!! LOL!!

What! 2 weeks? We were doing it on the gurney in the recovery room....LOL. Official paperwork I received at discharge and they were not gender specific, said 2-3 weeks as comfort allowed.