Gynecology & Obstetrics
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Tomaszewski Gynecology and Obstetrics Private Clinic Bialystok, Poland

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• Research Article   
  Female Sexual Functioning During Pregnancy: A Single-Center Survey on Polish Women
  Author(s): Edyta Szymańska*, Rafał Kisielewski, Lidia Kisielewska and Janusz Tomaszewski
  
  Introduction: Sexual life of pregnant women alters during pregnancy due to the physiological, anatomical and hormonal changes in her body. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate female sexual functioning after becoming pregnant. Patients and Methods: A prospective survey study including 148 pregnant women. An anonymous questionnaire including 60 inquiries concerning intimate relationship before and during pregnancy was performed. The following statistical test was used: Chi-Square Test of independence, Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient and Wilcoxon Test. The significance level of p=0.05 was assumed. Results: Most of the respondents were between 31 years and 40 years old (55%). Majority of them were married (86%). During pregnancy, slightly more than half of women had a moderate need for sexual interco.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0932.24.14.4.618

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