Sexual function in Chinese women from pregnancy to postpartum: a multicenter longitudinal prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aims of our research were as follows: First, to estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in early, middle, late stages of pregnancy, and postpartum 6 months after delivery. Second, to discuss relevant factors associated with female sexual dysfunction among women in 6 months after delivery in Nanjing, Yangzhou and Huaian Main, China.

Methods

Our multicenter longitudinal study was carried out from September 2017 to March 2019, with participants recruited from Southeast China: Nanjing, Yangzhou and Huaian. Participants were recruited when they built their Record of Prenatal Care in community hospitals. The online questionnaires included a set of validated tools, sociodemographic information as wells as medical history data. In the meantime, qualitativ

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature