ArticleAfrican health sciences2017
Female sexual outcomes in primiparous women after vaginal delivery and cesarean section.
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- Prevalence of sexual dysfunction and the associated factors among postpartum women who visit Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia in 2024: a facility-based cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Mode of delivery and maternal sexual wellbeing: A longitudinal study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Type of Delivery on Female Postpartum Sexual Functioning: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Prediction of Scar Myometrium Thickness and Previous Cesarean Scar Defect Using the Three-Dimensional Vaginal Ultrasound.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Article
- Effects of mode of delivery on sexual functions of parturients in Nigeria: a prospective cohort study.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Effect of sexual health education on sexual function and resumption of sexual intercourse after childbirth in primiparous women.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Sexuality, mother-child health and infectious diseases.African health sciences · 2017Article
- Knowledge of post-cesarean home care among postpartum mothers in Central Tanzania: Baseline findings from a quasi-experimental study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexual function is an essential component of life and yet very little is known about the relationships between the female sexuality and the mode of delivery.
objectiveTo compare sexual outcomes after vaginal delivery and cesarean section.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on women in two stages; early pregnancy and 3 to 6 months after delivery in health centers. Female sexual outcomes evaluated were female Sexual Function Index scores and the time required to resume sexual activities after delivery.
resultsSexual function did not differ significantly among two groups vaginal delivery n=90 and cesarean section n = 113 with regard to duration of marriage, educational level, contraception methods, and occupational status p = 0.8.The mean timing of the resumption of sexual activity was 8.9 ± 1.3, and there was no substantial conflict between the two groups. Mean frequency of intercourse in the post-partum period was 1.8±1.2 times per week with significant difference compared to pre pregnancy P<0.05. The individual domain scores after the delivery was significantly lower in comparison with pre-pregnancy p<0.004.
conclusionNo differences in sexual outcomes between vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Consequently cesarean section cannot be recommended in the view of maintenance of normal sexuality after child birth.
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