Sex After Amputation

Amputation is a major, often emotionally traumatic procedure that can cause many emotions to surface, such as anxiety, sadness, and depression. It can affect every aspect of your life, taking time to adjust to all of the changes occurring, including your feelings about having sex after amputation.
Remember, even though your body is different now, you are still the same person your partner was attracted to before the surgery. This is an opportunity to explore new levels of intimacy.

Communicating with Your Partner is the Key to Intimate Sex After Amputation

Adjusting to sex and intimacy with limb differences can be challenging. When you want to be intimate with your partner, new feelings of self-consciousness and stress about sex being different after amputation may arise. These feelings can be so intense that they lead to a fear of intimacy or sexual dysfunction.

Talking with your partner about these feelings is important, and being open with your partner can help improve your relationship inside and outside the bedroom. Your partner needs to understand that sex is often different for amputees initially. It will take time to learn how your new body works and find ways to be comfortable during sex; using sex aids can be a way to boost confidence and comfort.

How Sex Aids Can Improve Sex and Intimacy with Limb Differences

Many people have initial reservations about using sexual mobility aids, but they can vastly improve a couple’s sexual experience. It’s important to begin by having an open conversation with your partner, talking about why you want to try sex aids and support each other through the decision. When you’re both ready to try something new, your experience will be even more intimate. The suite of products at IntimateRider® can benefit sex after amputation by:

Increasing Control, Stability, and Comfort

After limb amputation, it may be challenging to maintain balance or stamina. The IntimateRider® is designed for natural movement, preventing balance issues for a safer, more comfortable experience. Navigating sex after amputation using sex aids can allow you to be creative in exploring new ways of intimacy and positions with ergonomic support.

Boosting Body Image and Confidence

When your go-to moves are no longer physically possible, it can contribute to a negative body image. Not only do sex aids make your experience more attainable and enjoyable, they encourage a great time with your partner. You can work together to explore new positions, build intimacy by communicating with your partner, and discuss ways to fuel desire.

Enhance Your Sexual Experience After Amputation with IntimateRider

After an amputation, sex aids can help you experience more gratifying sex and discover positions that couldn’t be imagined before. When you don’t have to worry about balance or stamina, you can focus on your partner and the sensations of pleasure you’re both experiencing.

The IntimateRider® chair is made of soft, washable material and supports your hips and back to allow for natural movement. Its highly stable construction with a low center of gravity is designed to improve sex and intimacy with below-the-knee amputations and above-the-knee disarticulations. Positioning cushions can give your partner additional comfort and support, and you can use sexual positioning straps to pull them closer while relieving pressure on your back and limbs.

IntimateRider is Designed to Help You Experience Better Sex After Amputation

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