A Pilot Study: In What Ways Do Women in Turkey Experience a Change in Their Sexuality During Pregnancy?

Abstract

This study has been performed in order to determine the changes that women experience in their sexuality during pregnancy in Turkey. The sample consisted of 336 women. Data were collected using a questionnaire prepared by researchers. Percentages, mean calculations and Chi-square tests were used in statistical analysis of data. Of the women, 41.7% were in the 23-28 age group, and 35.7% of them had received information relating to their sex lives during pregnancy. Of the subjects, 38.1% had always enjoyed sexual intercourse before pregnancy but only 9.5% of the women always enjoyed sexual intercourse during their pregnancy. This study determined that the sex lives of a significant portion of women were negatively affected by their pregnancies. Therefore, the importance of providing sexual health consultations with health personnel within the scope of pre-natal care services was emphasized.

The effects of pregnancy on the sexual life of Turkish women

“…[2][3][4][5][6]8,12,15,25 A recent review, including 48 articles, reported that sexual function declined in pregnancy especially in the third trimester. 26 The deep engagement of the fetal head, stress incontinence, hemorrhoids, weight of the partner on the uterus during sexual intercourse, and subluxation of the pubic symphysis and sacroiliac joints are possible mechanisms of decreased sexual function in the third trimester compared with early pregnancy.…”

The Relation Between Prepregnancy Sexuality and Sexual Function During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Study

“…Moreover, a woman's sexuality is intensely personal and individual (DeJudicibus & McCabe, 2002;Edlin & Golanty, 2012;Erenel, Eroglu, Vural, & Dilbaz, 2011;Sacomori & Cardoso, 2010), and pregnancy and childbirth is a special period in a woman's life. Moreover, a woman's sexuality is intensely personal and individual (DeJudicibus & McCabe, 2002;Edlin & Golanty, 2012;Erenel, Eroglu, Vural, & Dilbaz, 2011;Sacomori & Cardoso, 2010), and pregnancy and childbirth is a special period in a woman's life.…”

Indicadores clínicos de disfunção sexual em mulheres grávidas: revisão integrativa de literatura

“…There were also 11 studies (19%) referring to a definition of female sexual dysfunction. Among the attributes identified in the definition of concepts, the consistency that this is a change in the cycle of female sexual response was highlighted (5)(6)(13)(14)(15)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41) , although there are authors that mentioned changes only in some phases (Table 1).…”