Sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period: Its relationship with postpartum depression and certain other factors

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period and its relationship with postpartum depression and certain other factors.Design and Methods: Data were collected using an information form, the female sexual function index (FSFI), and the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) (N = 123).

Factors Associated with Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction in Spanish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…In the study by Quoc Huy et al, women over the age of 30 had a higher risk of FSD, which could be attributable to the progressive fall in estrogens occurring in the gradual hormonal change which women experience as they get older [ 34 ]. In other studies, a higher risk of FSD was found in women aged 35 and over [ 29 ]. Parity is another variable analyzed in the present study, and despite not appearing as a factor associated with the risk of FSD in the RLM model, significant differences were found in terms of greater communication disorders in multiparous women; some authors have linked primiparity with a higher risk of FSD [ 15 , 34 ], although others have found a higher risk in multiparous women [ 26 , 29 ].…”

“…In other studies, a higher risk of FSD was found in women aged 35 and over [ 29 ]. Parity is another variable analyzed in the present study, and despite not appearing as a factor associated with the risk of FSD in the RLM model, significant differences were found in terms of greater communication disorders in multiparous women; some authors have linked primiparity with a higher risk of FSD [ 15 , 34 ], although others have found a higher risk in multiparous women [ 26 , 29 ]. Although, in the present study, the level of self-esteem was not a variable associated with the risk of FSD according to the RLM model, we did find a higher percentage of alterations in general sexual satisfaction in women with a medium-low level of self-esteem.…”

“…Women who had an instrumental birth had higher FSD than women who had a non-instrumental one. Similarly, other authors found an increased risk of FSD in women with instrumented vaginal delivery due to the increased risk of injuries that may occur with this type of intervention during delivery [ 11 , 29 ]. Laganà et al found that women with vaginal birth who had undergone an episiotomy had fewer problems in sexual function than women who had not, which could be due to the fact that the episiotomy reduces the risk of 3rd-4th degree tears [ 30 ], which are recognized as a cause of sexual dysfunction [ 10 , 11 , 31 , 32 ].…”

Prevalencia y caracterización de los factores asociados a dispareunia en mujeres con antecedente de parto vaginal o cesárea

“…Los problemas sexuales posparto son muy frecuentes 9,10,26 . En este estudio, de las mujeres sexualmente activas y sin dificultades sexuales antes del parto, casi la mitad refirió algún grado de deterioro de su vida sexual después del parto, lo que sugiere una evidente relación entre el parto y el deterioro de la función sexual; datos acordes con lo expresado en otras publicaciones 29,30 .…”

How Do Birth Satisfaction, Perceived Stress, and Some Factors Affect the Risk of Postpartum Depression?

“…17% in Japan, 23.2% in China, 17.8% in the United Arab Emirates, 1% in Iceland 14, PPD prevalence was reported as 12.7% in Sweden, 12% in England, 6.5-12.9% in Norway, and 15.5% in Sri Lanka (Ahmed et al, 2021;Qi et al, 2021). In studies conducted in Turkey, the frequency of PPD is within a broad perspective of 23.8-61.8% (Ahmed et al, 2021;Dağlı et al, 2021). Therefore, it would be meaningful to examine birth satisfaction specifically for Turkish women.…”