The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy.
Objective: To compare the pregnancy period with the postpartum period, and infer if the presence of episiotomy interferes with the experience of female sexuality after childbirth. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive, quantitative study. A non-probability, convenience sample of 108 women i...
| Publicado en: | Psychology, Community & Health Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 307 - 317 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=93620151&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 93620151 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 2182438X FNJH jtl: Psychology, Community & Health issn: 2182438X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2013 vid: 2 iid: 3 pid: 82830 pub: Psychology, Community & Health artinfo: ui: 93620151 10.5964/pch.v2i3.58 ppf: 307 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 382KB tig: atl: The Impact of Childbirth on Sexual Functioning in Women With Episiotomy. aug: au: Leal, Isabel Lourenço, Sílvia Oliveira, Raquel V. Carvalheira, Ana Maroco, João affil: Research Unit in Psychology and Health - UIPES, I&D, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal su: Women's sexual behavior Childbirth Episiotomy Hospitals Portugal sug: subj: Portugal Women's sexual behavior Childbirth Episiotomy Hospitals keyword: episiotomy postpartum sexual function sexual life ab: Objective: To compare the pregnancy period with the postpartum period, and infer if the presence of episiotomy interferes with the experience of female sexuality after childbirth. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive, quantitative study. A non-probability, convenience sample of 108 women in the first stage (during pregnancy), and of 93 women in the second stage (after birth), was gathered in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service of a Portuguese hospital. The Female Sexual Function Index and a socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: Women that had an episiotomy/episiorrhaphy presented higher mean levels of sexual satisfaction after birth, lower mean levels of sexual desire, sexual arousal, and vaginal lubrication after delivery. Regarding the orgasm, they presented higher mean levels in the postpartum period. Statistical significant differences were found regarding the pain levels, as women with episiotomy presented a significantly higher intensity of pain during sexual intercourse after childbirth than during the pregnancy. Conclusion: The overall sexual function after childbirth did not present significant differences when compared to the pregnancy period. However, there was an exception regarding the pain, which was significantly higher in the postpartum period. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Psychology, Community & Health is the property of Psychology, Community & Health and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Psychology, Community & Health holder: Psychology, Community & Health dt: @attributes: year: 2013 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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