Bio-Psycho-Social Factors Affecting Women's Sexual Function during Pregnancy: A Narrative Review

Afrakoti, Nastaran Bagherian; Shahhosseini, Zohreh

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v8n10p9

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“…Moreover, hormonal, physical and mental changes during pregnancy can affect women's sexuality and partnership characteristics. In this way, it is stated that women's sexual problems increase in the early months of pregnancy and return to the normal level during the postpartum period (9). However, there are inconsistencies in the studies' results with regard to the relationship between marital satisfaction and anxiety during pregnancy.…”

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Association Between Women’s Marital Satisfaction and Anxiety During Pregnancy

Salehi

Shahhosseini

2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: : Anxiety during pregnancy is one of the major women's health concerns all over the world. Marital satisfaction is a common factor affecting women's anxiety. Objective: : The aim of this study was to investigate the association between marital satisfaction and anxiety in women during pregnancy. Methods: : In this cross-sectional study, 147 nulliparous women in the second trimester of pregnancy were selected using a single stage cluster sampling from Sari city, Iran, between March and July 2015. Data were collected using the demographic checklist, Spielberger anxiety inventory and enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA, t-test, Pearson coefficient correlation and liner regression) by the SPSS v.18 software. The P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: : The mean scores of state anxiety, trait anxiety and marital satisfaction of the participants were 39.01±8.71, 39.12±8.42, and 176.61±27.38, respectively. According to the results of regression analysis, marital satisfaction could predict 21% and 17% of variations of state anxiety and trait anxiety of the pregnant women, respectively (P < 0.001). Conclusion: :The assessment of marital satisfaction should be considered during the evaluation of pregnant mothers who suffer from anxiety and vice versa. When marital dissatisfaction exists, the psychological assessment of maternal status is recommended.

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Association Between Women’s Marital Satisfaction and Anxiety During Pregnancy

Salehi

Shahhosseini

2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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“…So fact, many simultaneous physiological and psychological factors affect the sexual expression of the couples. Sexual fluctuations are a natural phenomenon during the transition to parenthood; couples must adjust to the new conditions and to the changes associated with sexuality during pregnancy, which are considered seasonal [29] and, Afrakoti NB, et al [30] classified these factors as biological, psychological and social factors. Meanwhile, Rivas RE, et al [31] found that the frequency of sexual activity declined progressively during pregnancy compared with pre-pregnancy levels, with a partial recovery six months after childbirth.…”

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Psychosocial Well-Being Indicators of Pregnant Women of the Ethnic Mexican Teenek

Reyther¹

2017

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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“…Due to these changes, pregnancy and postpartum are sensitive periods that are frequently accompanied by changes in couples' sexual life. Sexual problems could affect women's personal and social life negatively, cause low self‐esteem, psychological problems, conflicts, and failure, and affect quality of life 3 . Impairment of psychological health is one of the most important risk factors for sexual dysfunctions.…”

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“…Sexual problems could affect women's personal and social life negatively, cause low self-esteem, psychological problems, conflicts, and failure, and affect quality of life. 3 Impairment of psychological health is one of the most important risk factors for sexual dysfunctions. Low sexual desire is strongly associated with depression.…”

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Evaluation of women's sexual quality of life, depression, and sexual functions in the pregnancy and postpartum periods: A multi‐centered study

Sürücü

Vurgeç

Şenol

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J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Aim This multi‐centered, longitudinal, and prospective study aims to identify women's sexual functions, sexual quality of life, and depression and their relationships with each other in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. Methods The participating pregnant women (n = 113) were interviewed six times: once in each trimester, and once in the eighth week third month, and sixth month postpartum. This study was conducted in three regions of Turkey including Marmara, Mediterranean, and Central Anatolia regions. Data were collected through the “Socio‐demographic Form,” “Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI),” Sexual Quality of Life‐Female Questionnaire (SQLQ‐F), and “Center for Epidemiologic Studies‐Depression Scale (CES‐D).” While the first interviews were administered face to face, successive ones were administered via phone. Results The sexual dysfunction rates of the participants were found to be high in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, and their sexual quality of life, which decreased as the pregnancy months progressed, was found to increase significantly with the progress in the postpartum period. The sexual dysfunction increased and sexual quality of life decreased significantly with the increase in depression symptoms in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. When the depressive symptoms decreased especially in the sixth month postpartum, sexual quality of life was also found to increase. Conclusions As a result, in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, it is highly important to provide women with diagnosis through a holistic approach by creating available environments to assess their psychological health and sexual functions and refer them to the related physicians when necessary.

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Bio-Psycho-Social Factors Affecting Women's Sexual Function during Pregnancy: A Narrative Review

Abstract: It is suggested that evaluation of sexual health during pregnancy must become a main pivot of routine prenatal care. In this way, it is necessary health care providers to be aware of a number of risk factors that may contribute to sexual dysfunction in pregnant women.

Cited by 10 publications

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Association Between Women’s Marital Satisfaction and Anxiety During Pregnancy

Association Between Women’s Marital Satisfaction and Anxiety During Pregnancy

Psychosocial Well-Being Indicators of Pregnant Women of the Ethnic Mexican Teenek

Evaluation of women's sexual quality of life, depression, and sexual functions in the pregnancy and postpartum periods: A multi‐centered study

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