TITLE:
Female Sexual Dysfunction among Chinese Primiparous Women
AUTHORS:
Wenying Li, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Babill Stray-Pedersen
KEYWORDS:
Cesarean Section, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Female Sexual Function Index, Mode of Delivery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.7 No.13,
December
22,
2017
ABSTRACT: Objective: To compare sexual function between primiparous women who underwent
cesarean section (CS) and those who delivered vaginally. Methods: This cross-sectional study
was conducted from October 2011 to April 2012 in Beijing, China. The target
population included women aged 18 - 45
years who had given birth only once at least 6 months prior. The questionnaire
was self-administered including female sexual function measured using the Female
Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Data were analyzed using R software with the
significance level of 0.05. Results:
A total of 1456 participants were included and 102 women (7.0%) declined. The
median age of the participants was 35 years. The median time interval after
childbirth was 6 years. The median FSFI score was 26.9 and prevalence of female
sexual dysfunction (FSD) was 34.2%. Both the FSFI scores and the proportions of
individuals with sexual disorders were similar between women undergoing CS and
those having vaginal delivery for both individual domains and the full scale. Conclusion: There were insignificant
differences in female sexual function scores and FSD prevalence between women
undergoing CS versus vaginal delivery.