Abstract
Aim: To investigate the effects of pregnancy on the sexual life of Turkish women
Materials and Methods: One thousand twenty six pregnant women were included in the study. The Libido Scoring System, which is a questionnaire consisting of four questions about the frequency of intercourse, the partner initiating the intercourse, orgasm and masturbation status of the pregnant women, was completed by all patients. Both pre-pregnancy and pregnancy sexuality was evaluated independently using this scale.
Results: The frequency of sexual intercourse during pregnancy significantly decreased from 3.07/week to 2.40/week (p<0.05). The masturbation rate during pregnancy was significantly lower than the pre-pregnancy period (3.6% vs 4.9 %, p<0.001). The percentage of pregnant women who never had an orgasm was significantly higher compared to the pre-pregnant period (21.7 % vs 10.8 %, p<0.01). The rates of initiation of sexual intercourse in the pre-pregnancy period by men and by women were 94.5% (970/1026) and 5.3% (54/1026) respectively. In pregnancy period the rates of initiation of sexual intercourse by man and woman were 93.4% (904/968) and 6.6% (64/968) respectively (p=0.0001). The mean libido scores during pregnancy were statistically lower than the pre-pregnancy period (6.38±0.04 vs 7.31±0.04, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Pregnancy has a negative effect on the sexual life of women, but more prospective studies are required to clarify the mechanisms.
Keywords: Pregnancy, coitus, sexual behavior, libido, Turkey
How to Cite:
Efe, H. & Bozkurt, M. & Sahin, L. & Mutlu, M. F. & Api, M. & Çetin, A., (2014) “The effects of pregnancy on the sexual life of Turkish women”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology 4(1), 1–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1245
Rights: Copyright © 2014 Hasan Efe, Murat Bozkurt, Levent Sahin, Mehmet Fırat Mutlu, Murat Api, and Ahmet Çetin
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