Sexual satisfaction of pregnant women who perform prenatal in basic health units
International Journal of Development Research
Sexual satisfaction of pregnant women who perform prenatal in basic health units
Received 29th January, 2021; Received in revised form 27th February, 2021; Accepted 22nd March, 2021; Published online 28th April, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Anderson Belmont Correia de Oliveira and Laysa Gabriela Honório da Silva. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pregnancy is a period of physical and emotional changes that have repercussions on sexuality, where sexuality is rarely addressed in prenatal consultations, which can affect the sexual life of pregnant women. Therefore, this study aims to analyze women's sexual satisfaction, physical, physiological and psychological changes during pregnancy. It was a field study, of a quantitative character with an exploratory and descriptive approach, carried out with pregnant women attended at Health Units in the city of Goiana-PE, from February to March 2020, the sample included 23 pregnant women. Data were collected through interviews, which included questions about the levels of sexual function during pregnancy and all ethical principles were respected. For data analysis, descriptive statistics were performed. This study demonstrated that 65.2% of pregnant women experience difficulties in having sexual intercourse, 60.9% report fear of hurting the baby during sexual intercourse, 43% say that pregnancy affected their self-esteem and the way she sees her body , 39.1% say they are able to reach orgasm and 43.5% say they are sexually satisfied. Sexual desire and pleasure during pregnancy depend on the couple's interaction, so sexual satisfaction can be pleasurable even with altered libido.
