Postpartum sexual function of women and the effects of early pelvic floor muscle exercises

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dc.contributor.authorCitak N.
dc.contributor.authorCam C.
dc.contributor.authorArslan H.
dc.contributor.authorKarateke A.
dc.contributor.authorTug N.
dc.contributor.authorAyaz R.
dc.contributor.authorCelik C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:44:19Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:44:19Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective. To evaluate the effects of early pelvic floor muscle training after vaginal delivery on sexual function. Design. Prospective randomized study. Settings. Urogynecology clinic of a tertiary medical center in Istanbul, Turkey. Population. Total of 75 primiparous women. Methods. Pelvic floor-muscle strength was assessed during rest and straining in primiparous women in their 4th postpartum month, after which the women were randomized into training (n=37) and control (n=38) groups. Patients were re-evaluated in the 7th postpartum month. Main outcome measures. Female sexual function and pelvic muscle strength scores. Results. Desire, pain and total female sexual index scores were significantly higher in the 7th month compared to 4th month in both groups (p < 0.05). However, sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction scores were improved in the 7th month in the training group (paired t-test, p < 0.001), but not significantly in the control group (p > 0.05). All domains except satisfaction were significantly higher in the training group compared with the controls. Pelvic floor-muscle strength was found to be increased in the 7th month in the training group (Wilcoxon rank test, Z=4.123, p < 0.001), whereas there was no significant difference between the 4th and 7th month measurements in the controls (p > 0.05). Conclusion. Pelvic floor-muscle training improves pelvic floor-muscle function, and starting after the puerperal period, exercise appears to have positive effects on female sexual function. © 2010 Informa UK Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/00016341003801623
dc.identifier.endpage822en_US
dc.identifier.issn0001-6349
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20397759en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77952938092en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage817en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00016341003801623
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7713
dc.identifier.volume89en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000282890000015en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY00053
dc.subjectFemale sexual functionen_US
dc.subjectPelvic-floor muscle exerciseen_US
dc.subjectPelvic-floor strengthen_US
dc.subjectPuerperiumen_US
dc.titlePostpartum sexual function of women and the effects of early pelvic floor muscle exercisesen_US
dc.typeArticle
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