Abstract
This study was planned to determine the sexual function and sexual satisfaction levels of pregnant women.
This descriptive and correlation study was carried out on 152 pregnants who applied for control at a Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic and the Obstetrics Service of a university hospital between August 2018 and February 2019. Participant Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index and Female Sexual Satisfaction Scale were used in the study. The data obtained from the research were analyzed in SPSS 21 program. In descriptive statistical methods; mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage distribution, and to compare dependent and independent variables Kruskal Wallis H Test was used.
The mean age of the pregnant women was 28.27 ± 5.41. The mean score of female sexual function was 19.95 ± 9.96 and 81.23 ± 16.17 from the Female Sexual Satisfaction Scale. When the total score and subscale mean scores of the female sexual function index of the pregnant women compared to trimesters were compared, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference only in the pain subscale; personal) subscale.
As a result of the study, it was found that pregnant women experienced sexual dysfunction in the first and third trimesters. In addition, it was found that pregnant women especially complained of dyspareunia. In addition, it was observed that the pregnant women participating in the study had lower levels of sexual satisfaction, especially in the 1st and 3rd trimesters.