Sexual behaviour of women in pregnancy
Keywords:
sexual intercourse, pregnant woman, sexual activityAbstract
Introduction: In the up-to date Polish literature there is a small number of research available on the sexuality during pregnancy, therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the sexual behaviour of pregnant women and to identify factors affecting the development of selected sexual preferences.
Material and Methods: The studied group consisted of 100 women. The respondents were in the third trimester of pregnancy or immediately after birth, living in and around Łańcut. As a method it was used the author’s questionnaire combined with questions derived from the standardized questionnaire FSI-Female Sexual Function Index.
Results: As for the requested group, 67% of respondents felt sexually attractive during pregnancy. The main motivators for making intercourse during pregnancy included: achievement of pleasure, intimacy with the partner, avoidance of husband’s dissatisfaction (p=0.0001). The level of satisfaction coming from emotional closeness with the partner during sexual activity depends on the length of marriage experience (p=0.0182) – the shorter, the bigger satisfaction of intimacy. The main reason for decrease in sexual activity in the second trimester is fatigue, and it concerned 70% of respondents. The positions preferred during intercourse by respondents in the third trimester of pregnancy were standing, lateral, posterior (p=0.0009).
Conclusions: The study indicates that the vast majority of women are satisfied with their sexual activity during pregnancy. Determinants of this activity are: age of respondents, length of marriage, occurrence of pregnancy symptoms , period of pregnancy together with the selfevaluation of their physical condition.
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