Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
J Sex Med. 2011 May;8(5):1267-84; quiz 1285-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02223.x.
Pregnancy and childbirth is a special period in a woman's life, which involves significant physical, hormonal, psychological, social, and cultural changes that may influence her own sexuality as well as the health of a couple's sexual relationship.
To comprehensively review the literature on the effects of pregnancy and the postpartum period on a couple's sexual health and well-being.
Evidence from the published literature of the impact of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period on sexual function.
Medline and PubMed search for relevant publications on the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on sexual health and function, with particular focus on the physical, hormonal, psychological, social, and cultural changes that may occur during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period.
Despite fears and myths about sexual activity during pregnancy, maintaining a couple's sexual interactions throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period can promote sexual health and well-being and a greater depth of intimacy.
Clinicians must seek to engage in an open discussion and provide anticipatory guidance for the couple on expected changes in sexual health as well as promote the design of rigorous, evidence-based studies to further elucidate our understanding of sexual function during pregnancy and the postpartum.
怀孕和分娩是女性生命中的一个特殊时期，涉及到重大的身体、激素、心理、社会和文化变化，这些变化可能会影响她自己的性健康以及夫妻性关系的健康。
全面综述怀孕和产后对夫妻性健康和幸福感的影响。
怀孕、分娩和产后对性功能影响的文献证据。
对有关怀孕和分娩对性健康和功能影响的出版物进行 Medline 和 PubMed 检索，特别关注产前、产时和产后可能发生的身体、激素、心理、社会和文化变化。
尽管人们对怀孕期间的性行为存在恐惧和误解，但在整个怀孕期间和产后保持夫妻之间的性互动可以促进性健康和幸福感，并加深亲密关系。
临床医生必须寻求进行开放的讨论，并为夫妻提供关于性健康预期变化的预期指导，同时促进设计严格的、基于证据的研究，以进一步阐明我们对怀孕期间和产后性功能的理解。
