Postpartum Sexual Functioning and Its Predicting Factors among Iranian
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Rezaei, Nazanin; Azadi, Arman; Sayehmiri, Kourosh; Valizadeh, Reza

doi:10.21315/mjms2017.24.1.10

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“…[34] The present study results illustrated that three quarters of both VD and CS groups were resumed sexual intercourse sixth week after delivery, with no significant difference between both groups. This finding may be attributed to that the resumption of sexual activity within six weeks postpartum is generally prohibited based on religious and cultural beliefs as a Muslim countries [35] The finding is similar to that of Dabiri et al [32] who had stated that no statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups regarding their resuming sexual intercourse after delivery. Also, Alum et al [36] who had studied "factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postnatal women in Uganda" reported that more than half of their studied subjects had resumed sexual intercourse by 6 weeks postpartum.…”

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The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

Sayed¹

2017

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Pregnancy and delivery are one of the most significant periods of women's life that causes hormonal and bodily alterations which could have major effects on sexual function and sexual quality of life. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mode of delivery on postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life in primiparous women. A comparative descriptive design was used. The study was conducted at the family planning outpatient clinic of Benha teaching hospital. A purposive sample of 277 primiparous women were divided in two groups vaginal delivery (n= 140) and cesarean section (n=137). Three tools were used for data collection; 1) Structured interviewing questionnaire to collect data about the women' demographic characteristics, gynecologic and sexual history. 2) Female sexual function index was used to evaluate sexual function of the studied women. 3) Sexual quality of life-female questionnaire. The study results showed that 65% of vaginal delivery group and 57.7% of cesarean section group had poor sexual function level, 76.4% of vaginal delivery group and 75.9% of cesarean section group had average level of sexual quality of life after delivery, which revealed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the two groups as regard to postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life. Moreover, there was a positive highly statistically significant correlation (P < 0.01) between the women' sexual function scores and their sexual quality of life scores. The study concluded that there were no statistically significant differences between vaginal delivery and cesarean section groups as regard to postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life. The study recommended that nurses should provide sexual education for women during postpartum period to enhance sexual functioning and sexual quality of life.

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“…There are two very recent studies conducted by Rezaei et al and Ghorat et al [35,47] The former studied "postpartum sexual functioning and it's predicting factors among Iranian women". He found more than three quarters of the participants had sexual dysfunction.…”

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The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

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2017

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“…On the other hand, our analysis that women who exclusively breastfed their babies had statistically significantly lower scores of desire FSFI than women who used artificial methods of lactation. A recent report showed that exclusive breastfeeding significantly increased the odds of experiencing FSD . While a previous meta‐analysis showed that breastfeeding was significant risk factor for postpartum FSD .…”

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“…19 Another two reports indicated that mode of delivery was not significantly associated with the postpartum sexual performance. 20,21 More recently, Rezaei et al 22 reported no association between FSFI score and type of delivery. Based on the abovementioned findings, a previous systematic review reported that the current evidence is insufficient to support the performance of CS in order to avoid postpartum FSD.…”

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Effect of mode of delivery on female sexual function: A cross‐sectional study

Saleh

Hosam

Mohamed

2019

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Aim A growing body of evidence has suggested a significant impact of mode of delivery on female sexual function. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of mode of delivery on postpartum sexual function. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional study on 684 women during their first year after their first delivery. The sexual function of the included women was assessed using the Arabic version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 22 for Microsoft Windows. Results The present study included 684 primiparous women, in which 320 women had a history of vaginal delivery (VD0 and 364 women had a history of Cesarean section (CS). In terms of FSFI items, women with a history of CS had statistically significant higher FSFI total score than women with VD (31.34 ± 3.8 vs 30.23 ± 3.6, respectively; P < 0.001). Moreover, patients with more than 6 months since birth had a statistically significant higher total FSFI score than patients with less than 6 months since birth (30.97 ± 3.5 vs 29.97 ± 3.5, respectively; P < 0.001). However, the difference was clinically subtle. In addition, women who breastfed their babies had statistically significant lower total FSFI score than women who used artificial methods of lactation (29.61 ± 4.2 vs 30.27 ± 3.3, respectively; P < 0.001). Conclusion In conclusion, the present study showed that the mode of delivery was not clinically associated with clinical impairment in sexual function within 1 year after delivery, despite the statistically significant difference. It is recommended that the decision to perform CS should not rely on the fear of the risk of postpartum sexual dysfunction.

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Risk factors for sexual dysfunction during the first year postpartum: A prospective study

Szöllösi

Komka

Szabó

2021

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Postpartum sexual function may be influenced by hormonal, psychological, social, and other factors, and this influence may result in a woman suffering from sexual dysfunction during the postpartum period. 1,2 According to previous studies, 20%-60% of women report dysfunctions in their sex life in the first 6 months postpartum. [3][4][5][6][7] In the literature, physical and psychological factors such as relationship satisfaction, depression, and mode of delivery have been examined in association with postpartum female sexual dysfunction.However, reports of the effects of these factors on women's postpartum sexual function are inconsistent. This could be the result of methodologic limitations such as cross-sectional study design, lack of long-term follow-up studies and validated questionnaires,

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Postpartum Sexual Functioning and Its Predicting Factors among Iranian Women

Cited by 36 publications

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The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

Effect of mode of delivery on female sexual function: A cross‐sectional study

Risk factors for sexual dysfunction during the first year postpartum: A prospective study

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