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Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria

A study of 375 antenatal attendees to assess women's views and experience in sexual matters during pregnancy and following childbirth. Explanatory variables included the perception women had of sex during pregnancy and after childbirth. Outcome variables were frequency and satisfaction of sexua...

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Autores principales: Bello, Folasade Adenike, Olayemi, Oladapo, Aimakhu, Christopher O., Adekunle, Adeyemi O.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scholarly Research Network 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3101881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21647230
http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/856586
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author Bello, Folasade Adenike
Olayemi, Oladapo
Aimakhu, Christopher O.
Adekunle, Adeyemi O.
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Olayemi, Oladapo
Aimakhu, Christopher O.
Adekunle, Adeyemi O.
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description A study of 375 antenatal attendees to assess women's views and experience in sexual matters during pregnancy and following childbirth. Explanatory variables included the perception women had of sex during pregnancy and after childbirth. Outcome variables were frequency and satisfaction of sexual activity. The commonest reasons for having coitus in pregnancy were marital harmony and facilitation of delivery. Libido rose throughout pregnancy but orgasms were less often experienced. The man-on-top position became less practised. Vaginal intercourse remained the commonest type. Masturbation and anal intercourse increased, while oral sex declined throughout. Marriage (OR 9.0, 95% CI 1.0–79.5) and current cohabitation (OR 13.6, 95% CI 1.6–113.4) were predictors of sex in pregnancy. Dyspareunia and partners' extramarital affairs were deterrent. Vaginal delivery and episiotomy were not significant predictors of postnatal sex. The respondents and their partners seem able to adapt to pregnancy changes and enhance their marital bonds. Anticipatory guidance and informed counselling may encourage this.
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spelling pubmed-31018812011-06-06 Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria Bello, Folasade Adenike Olayemi, Oladapo Aimakhu, Christopher O. Adekunle, Adeyemi O. ISRN Obstet Gynecol Research Article A study of 375 antenatal attendees to assess women's views and experience in sexual matters during pregnancy and following childbirth. Explanatory variables included the perception women had of sex during pregnancy and after childbirth. Outcome variables were frequency and satisfaction of sexual activity. The commonest reasons for having coitus in pregnancy were marital harmony and facilitation of delivery. Libido rose throughout pregnancy but orgasms were less often experienced. The man-on-top position became less practised. Vaginal intercourse remained the commonest type. Masturbation and anal intercourse increased, while oral sex declined throughout. Marriage (OR 9.0, 95% CI 1.0–79.5) and current cohabitation (OR 13.6, 95% CI 1.6–113.4) were predictors of sex in pregnancy. Dyspareunia and partners' extramarital affairs were deterrent. Vaginal delivery and episiotomy were not significant predictors of postnatal sex. The respondents and their partners seem able to adapt to pregnancy changes and enhance their marital bonds. Anticipatory guidance and informed counselling may encourage this. International Scholarly Research Network 2011 2010-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3101881/ /pubmed/21647230 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/856586 Text en Copyright © 2011 Folasade Adenike Bello et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bello, Folasade Adenike
Olayemi, Oladapo
Aimakhu, Christopher O.
Adekunle, Adeyemi O.
Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria
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title_fullStr Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria
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title_short Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria
title_sort effect of pregnancy and childbirth on sexuality of women in ibadan, nigeria
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3101881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21647230
http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/856586
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