Clephane Kirstin, Lorenz Tierney K
Department of Psychology & Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Stadium East C69, Lincoln, NE 68588-0156, USA.
Curr Sex Health Rep. 2021 Dec;13(4):136-148. doi: 10.1007/s11930-021-00321-8. Epub 2021 Nov 25.
Much research has documented changes in postpartum sexuality, including changes in sexual functioning and satisfaction for both the birthing parent and their partner(s). These changes are often linked to postpartum changes in hormonal and immune responses, which can have both direct and indirect effects on sexuality.
Here, we review how postpartum sexuality may be changed via mental, physical, and social/relationship effects of a variety of hormones, including estrogens, progestogens, androgens, cortisol, and oxytocin. We also review the ways in which inflammation may act alongside hormones to influence postpartum sexuality.
We argue that, as each of these factors strongly influence the action of others, the next phase of research in postpartum sexuality must examine the bidirectional interactions of hormones and their effects on behavior, cognition, and social relationships.
大量研究记录了产后性行为的变化,包括分娩者及其伴侣性功能和性满意度的变化。这些变化通常与产后激素和免疫反应的变化有关,这可能对性行为产生直接和间接影响。
在此,我们综述产后性行为可能如何通过多种激素(包括雌激素、孕激素、雄激素、皮质醇和催产素)的心理、生理和社会/关系影响而发生变化。我们还综述了炎症可能与激素共同作用以影响产后性行为的方式。
我们认为,由于这些因素中的每一个都强烈影响其他因素的作用,产后性行为研究的下一阶段必须研究激素的双向相互作用及其对行为、认知和社会关系的影响。