Episiotomy and women's sexual function 2-5 years after childbirth: A study from the Czech Republic

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Episiotomy and women's sexual function 2-5 years after childbirth: A study from the Czech Republic

Original language description

Episiotomy is one of the most common interventions during the second stage of labour. Some studies have identified episiotomy as a risk factor for pain during sexual intercourse. Aims: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to establish the effect of episiotomy on the sexual function of women 2-5 years after a vaginal birth. Methods: Women with episiotomy were compared with four control groups: women with intact perineum, women with first-degree perineal tear, women with second-degree perineal tear and women with third- and fourth-degree perineal tear. Data were collected from 13 private gynaecological clinics in three regions in the Czech Republic during August-September 2013. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was used. Response rate was 41% (246/600 questionnaires); 35 questionnaires were excluded, so the final sample was 211 women. The Kruskal-Wallis test was performed on all women in the study (n = 211) and then again for only the primiparous women (n = 112). Findings: In all samples in women with second-degree perineal tears, lower score values were found in the domains of arousal and orgasm, and these women had a lower total FSFI score compared to those with first-degree perineal tears and women who received an episiotomy. However, in primiparous women only, there was no difference between these groups. Conclusions: Further research is required to establish the effect of episiotomy on women's sexual function.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AQ - Safety and health protection, safety in operating machinery

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

British Journal of Midwifery

ISSN

0969-4900

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Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

12

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

870-876

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