Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Female Sexuality: A Comparative Descriptive Study

Abstract

Childbirth is one of the factors which can be effective in sexual disorders. Therefore a study was conducted aiming to compare the sexual disorders in female after the childbirth with the period before pregnancy. In a descriptive-analytic study, 100 female that experience of childbirth recently were examined. Results showed that 58% of woman have experienced at least one of the sexual disorders (even a slight one and for a limited period of time) before pregnancy, and 60% have experienced such disorders after the childbirth. This study showed that sexual disorders of women increase during the period before the pregnancy compared to the period after their childbirth. Therefore, it is suggested to educate and instruct couples sexual issues in all the after-marriage phases, especially during the period after the childbirth.