Having shingles, intercourse is generally not recommended for the following reasons: 1. Having shingles means that the immune function is very low, so the patient is required to rest well and not to be tired. 2. If the lesions are heavy and the pain is intense, intercourse is not recommended. 3. If intercourse may lead to blister rupture, and then easily cause bacterial infection, thus prolonging the course of the disease, such as originally two weeks can be good, after intercourse may be extended to about a month, that is, to affect the healing of the lesions. Therefore, based on the above, patients with shingles are not recommended to have intercourse. However, if the condition is mild, it is possible to have intercourse without affecting your life, and it is not absolute.