Long Term Effect of Mode of Delivery on Sexual Function: A cross-Sectional Study

Mahmoud, Samar Hassan Mahmoud; Megahed, Alaa Eldin Mahmoud; Khattab, Khattab AbdeELhalim Omar

doi:10.21608/ijma.2021.55609.1234

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“…However, early resumption of sexual activity may increase the risk of postpartum sexual dysfunction and unintended pregnancy [ 49 ]. Similarly, parity has affected women’s early resumption of sexual intercourse; primiparous women are more likely to have an early resumption of sexual intercourse among postpartum women than multiparous women [ 50 ]. We found that women with primipara were 2.88 times more likely to engage in early sexual intercourse during the postpartum period than those multipara women (AOR = 2.88, 95%CI = 1.41, 5.89).…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postpartum women: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Abebe Gelaw,

Atalay,

Yeshambel

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Introduction Postpartum sexual health is indicated by a resumption of sexual activity as well as arousal, desire, orgasm, and sexual satisfaction. The issue of resuming sexual intercourse after childbirth has received limited attention because healthcare professionals rarely provide adequate care to postnatal women. The present study aimed to ascertain the overall prevalence of early resumption of sexual intercourse among most women. Methods Searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, African Journals Online, and the Cochrane Library. Data were extracted using Microsoft Excel, and STATA version 14 was used for analysis. Publication bias was checked by funnel plot, Egger, and Begg regression tests. A p-value of 0.05 was regarded to indicate potential publication bias. Using I2 statistics, the heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated. By country, a subgroup analysis was conducted. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the effect of each study’s findings on the overall estimate. The random effects model was used to assess the overall effect of the study and then measured using prevalence rates and odds ratio with 95% CI. Results Twenty-one studies with 4,482 postpartum women participants were included in the study. The pooled prevalence of early resumption sexual intercourse among post-partum women was 57.26% (95% CI 50.14, 64.39) with significant heterogeneity between studies (I2 = 99.2%; P-value ≤ 0.000) observed. Current contraceptive use (AOR = 1.48, 95%CI = 1.03, 6.21), primipara (AOR = 2.88, 95%CI = 1.41, 5.89), and no history of severe genital injury on the last delivery (AOR = 2.27, 95%CI = 1.05, 4.93) were significantly associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse. Conclusion This study found that more than half of women resumed sexual intercourse early after giving birth. This suggests that a significant number of women may be at higher risk of unwanted pregnancies, short birth intervals, and postpartum sepsis. Thus, stakeholders should improve the integration of postpartum sexual education with maternal health services to reduce the resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse.

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