The impact of mode of delivery on the sexual function of primiparous women: a prospective study

Autor: Oğuz Yücel, Ozge Kahramanoglu, Ilker Kahramanoglu, Merve Baktiroglu, Kubra Hamzaoglu, Fatma Ferda Verit
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 295(4)
ISSN: 1432-0711
Popis: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of mode of delivery on the sexual function of women using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). This was a prospective study of 452 nulliparous women, comparing their sexual function before and after birth. A Turkish version of the FSFI questionnaire was administered within the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, at 3 and 6 months postpartum in a face-to-face manner and subsequently at the 12th month and 24th month over the telephone. Age, BMI, education level, house income, duration of marriage, birthweight, and feeding at each time point were similar between group 1 [vaginal birth and mediolateral episiotomy (MLE)] and group 2 [caesarean section (CS)]. In the postpartum period, there were 265 and 138 participants at 3rd month, 216 and 121 participants at 6th month, 189 and 111 participants at 12th month, and 133 and 85 participants at 24th month in group 1 and 2, respectively. The FSFI total scores decreased at 3 and 6 months postpartum in both groups (27.3 to 23.1 in group 1 and 27.5 to 25 in group 2; p
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