Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns during and following pregnancy

Tolor, Alexander; DiGrazia, Paul V.

doi:10.1007/bf01541218

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“…This evidence goes in the same direction the results reported by Tolor and DiGrazia (1976) and Connolly, Thorp, and Pahel (2005), who mention that the ability to reach orgasm is acquired rapidly after delivery. In this sense the authors report that, six weeks after delivery, most women declare their ability to reach an orgasm was improved in comparison to the period prior to pregnancy.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy

Leal¹,

Lourenço²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2013

Psychol. Community Health

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Objective: To compare the pregnancy period with the postpartum period, and infer if the presence of episiotomy interferes with the experience of female sexuality after childbirth. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive, quantitative study. A non-probability, convenience sample of 108 women in the first stage (during pregnancy), and of 93 women in the second stage (after birth), was gathered in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service of a Portuguese hospital. The Female Sexual Function Index and a socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: Women that had an episiotomy/episiorrhaphy presented higher mean levels of sexual satisfaction after birth, lower mean levels of sexual desire, sexual arousal, and vaginal lubrication after delivery. Regarding the orgasm, they presented higher mean levels in the postpartum period. Statistical significant differences were found regarding the pain levels, as women with episiotomy presented a significantly higher intensity of pain during sexual intercourse after childbirth than during the pregnancy. Conclusion: The overall sexual function after childbirth did not present significant differences when compared to the pregnancy period. However, there was an exception regarding the pain, which was significantly higher in the postpartum period.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy

Leal¹,

Lourenço²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2013

Psychol. Community Health

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“…In one cross-sectional study, Tolor and DiGrazia (1976) asked women in their first, second, or third trimester to classify their present "desire for sexual intercourse" in relation to their prepregnancy baseline. Similar to the retrospective results reviewed earlier, not only was decreased sexual desire reported by all three groups of pregnant women, but reduced desire for intercourse was most prevalent in the third trimester (with 54% of third trimester women reporting reduced sexual desire, as compared to 39% of the first trimester group and 47% of the second trimester group).…”

Section: Concurrent Measures: Cross-sectional Designs and Prospectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Pregnancy and Changes in Female Sexual Desire: A Review

Regan¹,

Lyle²,

Otto³

et al. 2003

soc behav pers

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The recognition that sexual desire is associated with relationship quality and other important interpersonal experiences has led to a corresponding interest in identifying the correlates and causes of this aspect of human sexual response. Most researchers have focused on intraindividual factors, including hormonal processes. The present review explores the relationship between one hormonally mediated female life event -pregnancy -and sexual desire. Sexual desire is defined and distinguished from other sexual experiences (e.g., arousal, activity), and its common operationalizations are discussed. Next, the hormonal changes that characterize each trimester of pregnancy are considered. Empirical research conducted to determine whether these hormonal changes correspond to alterations in the experience of desire is then reviewed. It is concluded that the hormonal fluctuations that occur during pregnancy are reliably associated with progressive decreases in feelings of sexual desire in the majority of women.A growing body of evidence indicates that sexual desire -the motivational component of sexual response -is related to several significant human life events. For example, feelings of sexual attraction prompt men and women to SOCIAL Appreciation is due to anonymous reviewers.

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“…According to health counselors of lesbian women, gay mothers generally expect a great deal of emotional support and nurturance from their partners; this includes acceptance by the partner of the body changes that accompany a pregnancy. It has been proposed that lesbian women better understand and therefore are more effective than are men in meeting their pregnant partner's increased need for nurturing activities such as cuddling, holding and fondling (Tolor & Degrazia, 1976). Further research is needed to learn how pregnancy affects the sexual relationship of a lesbian couple.…”

Section: Giving Of Oneselfmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Lesbian Childbearing Experience: Assessing Developmental Tasks

Wismont

Reame

1989

Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship

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Selected nursing theories about the childbearing experience are examined as they apply to the assessment of the pregnant lesbian couple. A review of the women's health literature suggests that the lesbian pregnancy experience is characterized by the use of donor insemination, social discrimination and a dependence on peer rather than family networks for social support. Based on these sociocultural constraints, the authors propose that the lesbian couple is faced with greater barriers than are heterosexual parents to achieving the developmental tasks of "safe passage" and acceptance by others of the pregnancy. Future research should document how a lesbian identity affects the pregnant woman's relationship with her mother, her partner's psychosocial development as a parent and the maternal-infant attachment process. Nursing guidelines for assessing parental role development are presented.

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Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns during and following pregnancy

Cited by 45 publications

References 6 publications

The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy

The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy

Pregnancy and Changes in Female Sexual Desire: A Review

The Lesbian Childbearing Experience: Assessing Developmental Tasks

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