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Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter?
| Resumo: | Objective: Despite the fact that a restrictive use of episiotomy has proven to be beneficial, it continues to be widely used in vaginal births. Our aim was to compare women with episiotomy, to women with an intact perineum, 3 months after delivery, regarding several sexual variables, namely: sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, sexual satisfaction and sexual function. Methods: An exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study using a non-probabilistic, convenience sample of 147 Portuguese women, of which 54 belonged to a control group, was performed. The groups were not significantly different regarding sociodemographic aspects. Three instruments were used: the Female Sexual Function Index, a Socio-demographic and Clinical Questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire. Results: Most women mentioned a moderate level of sexual interest. Women with episiotomy present higher pain intensity, less sexual satisfaction, greater changes regarding the orgasm’s duration and intensity, lower levels of sexual arousal and total sexual function, than women with intact perineum. Discussion: We found no significant differences between women with episiotomy and women with an intact perineum in most variables. However, women with episiotomy presented higher levels of pain and a lower sexual satisfaction, being these significant differences. |
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| Autores principais: | Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira |
| Outros Autores: | Lourenço, Sílvia; Oliveira, Raquel; Carvalheira, Alexandra; Marôco, João |
| Assunto: | Episiotomy Episiorrhaphy Intact Perineum Sexual Function Post-Partum |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Ispa-Instituto Universitário |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário |
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| author | Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira |
| author2 | Lourenço, Sílvia Oliveira, Raquel Carvalheira, Alexandra Marôco, João |
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| author_facet | Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira Lourenço, Sílvia Oliveira, Raquel Carvalheira, Alexandra Marôco, João |
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| datacite.creators.creator.creatorName.fl_str_mv | Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira Lourenço, Sílvia Oliveira, Raquel Carvalheira, Alexandra Marôco, João |
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| datacite.titles.title.fl_str_mv | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira Lourenço, Sílvia Oliveira, Raquel Carvalheira, Alexandra Marôco, João |
| dc.date.Accepted.fl_str_mv | 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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| dc.title.fl_str_mv | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? |
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| description | Objective: Despite the fact that a restrictive use of episiotomy has proven to be beneficial, it continues to be widely used in vaginal births. Our aim was to compare women with episiotomy, to women with an intact perineum, 3 months after delivery, regarding several sexual variables, namely: sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, sexual satisfaction and sexual function. Methods: An exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study using a non-probabilistic, convenience sample of 147 Portuguese women, of which 54 belonged to a control group, was performed. The groups were not significantly different regarding sociodemographic aspects. Three instruments were used: the Female Sexual Function Index, a Socio-demographic and Clinical Questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Questionnaire. Results: Most women mentioned a moderate level of sexual interest. Women with episiotomy present higher pain intensity, less sexual satisfaction, greater changes regarding the orgasm’s duration and intensity, lower levels of sexual arousal and total sexual function, than women with intact perineum. Discussion: We found no significant differences between women with episiotomy and women with an intact perineum in most variables. However, women with episiotomy presented higher levels of pain and a lower sexual satisfaction, being these significant differences. |
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| spellingShingle | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira Episiotomy Episiorrhaphy Intact Perineum Sexual Function Post-Partum |
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| title | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? |
| title_short | Sexual function in women after delivery: Does episiotomy matter? |
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