Effect of pregnancy on Female Sexual Function: a descriptive study | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Article 3, Volume 19, Issue 2 - Serial Number 11106352, June 2015, Pages 16-23 PDF (2.64 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2015.257680 | ||
| Author | ||
| Waleed Elsayed Elrefaie | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of medicine, Port Said university. Port Said, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To assess female sexual function through pregnancy. Patients & Methods: A prospective descriptive study. 282 healthy pregnant women recruited from healthy pregnant ladies with singleton pregnancy, can read and write, in an ongoing sexual relationship since at least 6 months preconception and free from maternal or fetal complications that may restrain sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy period and with FSFI total score ≥ 28.1 at baseline. FSFI questionnaire was filled in at the initial antenatal visit and at end of each gestational trimester to assess the female sexual function and dysfunction. Results: All female sexual function domains significantly changed through pregnancy course compared to prepregnancy state. Total FSFI score had declined from 31.5 ±2.5 preconception to (22.9 ±7.6, 26.6 ±5.8 & 19.1 ±6.8) during the three pregnancy trimesters, respectively. Conclusion: Based on the study findings it can be concluded that pregnancy influences female sexual function. Specifically, desire, arousal and satisfaction domains, they were decreased in the first trimester compared to the preconception state, while better scores were reported in the second trimester than that in the first trimester and the greatest decrease was observed in the third trimester. Pain and orgasm were decreased while lubrication was increased by advancing gestation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Female Sexual Function Index; female sexual functioning; female sexual dysfunction; pregnancy course | ||
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