ArticleSexual medicine2014
Association between sexual health and delivery mode.
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- Sexual function in breastfeeding women: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Mode of Birth, and Episiotomy, on Postpartum Sexual Function in the Medium- and Longer-Term: An Integrative Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
- Sleep Matters for Intimacy: Impact of Sleep Quality and Psychosocial Context on Female Sexual Function During Pregnancy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Mode of delivery and maternal sexual wellbeing: A longitudinal study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of Auriculotherapy on Women's Sexual Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- The Effect of Type of Delivery on Female Postpartum Sexual Functioning: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS IN A NIGERIAN AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE SETTING.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionFemale sexual function changes considerably during pregnancy and the postpartum period. In addition, women's physical and mental health, endocrine secretion, and internal and external genitalia vary during these times. However, there are limited studies on the relationship between delivery and sexual function.
aimThe present study aimed to demonstrate the association between sexual function and delivery mode.
methodsMothers who delivered a single baby at term were recruited for the study, and 435 mothers were analyzed.
main outcome measuresThe Female Sexual Function Questionnaire (SFQ28) scores and mothers' backgrounds were assessed at 6 months after delivery.
resultsThe delivery mode affected the SFQ28 partner domain. Episiotomy affected the arousal (sensation) domain. Multiple regression analysis revealed that maternal age and cesarean section were significantly associated with several SHQ28 domains.
conclusionThis study suggests that routine episiotomies at delivery should be avoided to improve postpartum maternal sexual function. Maternal age and cesarean section were found to affect postpartum sexual health.
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