SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
Sexual dysfunction and mode of delivery in Chinese primiparous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Factors Associated with Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction in Spanish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- A scoping review on women's sexual health in the postpartum period: opportunities for research and practice within low-and middle-income countries.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Resumption of Sexual Intercourse Among Postnatal Women Enrolled on Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Risk of non-resumption of vaginal sex and dyspareunia among cesarean-delivered women.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- The prevalence of sexual dysfunction among postpartum women on the East Coast of Malaysia.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2020Article
- Postpartum Female Sexual Function: Risk Factors for Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction.Sexual medicine · 2020Review
- Symptoms of Discomfort and Problems Associated with Mode of Delivery During the Puerperium: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Observational
- Sexual dysfunction and related factors in pregnancy and postpartum: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Systematic reviews · 2019Article
- Evaluation of Couple's Sexual Function after Childbirth with the Biopsychosocial Model: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
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Abstract
backgroundUp to now, there is controversy over the effect of delivery mode cesarean delivery and spontaneous vaginal delivery on sexual function. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis in postpartum women to explore the mode of delivery, cesarean delivery, and spontaneous vaginal delivery and differences in postpartum sexual function (short- and long-term) in Chinese primiparous women.
methodsComprehensive electronic searches of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Elsevier Science Direct, Cochrane Library, the Chinese Biological Medical Literature database and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database were conducted to identify any study in each database published to August 31, 2017. The primary outcome was the sexual satisfaction and the secondary outcomes were resumed intercourse and sexual pain in the postpartum.
resultsWe identified 10 studies with a total population of 2851 in the present meta-analysis. Five and six eligible articles were respectively included for sexual satisfaction in postpartum at 3- and 6 months. Compared with vaginal delivery group, two time points were all not found statistically significance (OR 1.53, 95%CI 0.93-2.49; OR 1.15, 95%CI 0.95-1.39, respectively) in cesarean and spontaneous vaginal delivery group; in resumed intercourse and sexual pain domains, they were all significantly, with an overall OR of 2.05 (95%CI 1.36-3.11) at 3 months, 1.50 (95%CI 1.04-2.16) at 6 months and 0.29 (95%CI 0.24, 0.36) at 3 months, 0.73 (95%CI 0.58, 0.93) at 6 months, respectively. With the passage of time, the gap was closing. Sensitivity analysis was indicated a good stability of the meta-analysis in each domain.
conclusionsIn conclusion, this meta-analysis indicated that the mode of delivery, cesarean and spontaneous vaginal delivery did not affect postpartum sexual satisfaction (short- and long-term) and appeared to have minimal effect on the long-term resumed intercourse and sexual pain in Chinese primiparous women. Primiparous women should be more cautious to choose cesarean section in order to preserve sexual function.
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