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ArticleElectronic physician2017

Long term effect of vaginal delivery and cesarean section on female sexual function in primipara mothers.

Fereshteh Ghorat, Reza Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Masoumeh Sharifzadeh, Yaser Tabarraei, Shima Sadat Aghahosseini

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Article in Electronic physician, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Relationship Between the Genital Self-Image and the Sexual Quality of Life of Primiparous Women in the Postpartum Period in Heterosexual Couples.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fereshteh GhoratPh.D. Candidate of Traditional Medicine, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Reza Jafarzadeh EsfehaniMD-Ph.D. student, Department of Medical Genetics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Masoumeh SharifzadehM.Sc. Student of Counseling in Midwifery, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Yaser TabarraeiM.Sc., Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Shima Sadat AghahosseiniPh.D. Candidate of Nursing, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPregnancy and birth giving are two of the most important and common effective factors influencing female sexual function. Sexual dysfunction can affect women's quality of life and marriage. This research tried to determine the relation between labor type and long term sexual function in primipara women of Sabzevar, Iran.

methodsThis cross-sectional study took place in Sabzevar healthcare system in 2014. Study population was chosen by random sampling from every primipara woman who had delivered 2 years ago, in Sabzevar Hospitals. A total number of 177 primipara women were enrolled in this study after signing an informed contest. Sexual function of mothers was determined by validated Persian version of female sexual function index (FSFI). SPSS statistical software version 19 and descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi square, student t-test and fisher exact test were used to analyze data.

resultsAmong the study population, 69.5% had natural vaginal delivery (NVD) and 30.5% had caesarean section (C/S). The overall FSFI score was not significantly different in women undergoing NVD or C/S (p=0.23). Also, no significant relation was found between delivery method and urinary (p=0.07) and fecal incontinency (p=0.6). Female sexual function was prominent in women with urinary (p=0.015) and fecal incontinency (p=0.018).

conclusionThe results of present study showed that delivery method has no long-term effect on female sexual function and appropriate education about the sexual issues after delivery and effect of birth giving on sexual function are necessary for this group of society.

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Cesarean SectionObstetric DeliveryPrimiparitySexual Dysfunctions

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PMID28461875
PMCPMC5407233
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