Nikolaidou Effrosyni, Antoniou Evangelia, Sarella Angeliki, Iliadou Maria, Orovou Eirini, Dagla Maria
Department of Midwifery, School of Health & Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Jun 28;10(7):1212. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10071212.
Female sexual function could be considered as multifactorial. Specific physiological structures and hormonal fluctuations postpartum, along with the psychological adjustment of women, could result in altered sexual function. The primary aim of this review was to systematically appraise the existing data on the effect of mode of delivery on female sexual function. This review was designed based on the PRISMA statement guidelines. An extensive literature search was performed in the Pubmed, Scopus, and PsycInfo databases, using prespecified inclusion/exclusion criteria, between the 20 September and 10 October 2021. Studies' quality assessment was conducted using the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The initial search involved 1592 studies. The last step of the screening procedure yielded 16 studies, including 41,441 subjects with a mean age of 29.9 years. Studies included groups with spontaneous and assisted vaginal and C-section delivery modes. No statistically significant difference between groups was found. The type of delivery appears to be irrelevant regarding this relationship. Moderating factors seemed to indirectly influence this relationship. Health professionals should educate expectant mothers and be aware of the possibility that delivery method could affect sexual function.
女性性功能可被视为多因素的。产后特定的生理结构和激素波动,以及女性的心理调适,都可能导致性功能改变。本综述的主要目的是系统评估分娩方式对女性性功能影响的现有数据。本综述是根据PRISMA声明指南设计的。于2021年9月20日至10月10日期间,在Pubmed、Scopus和PsycInfo数据库中进行了广泛的文献检索,使用预先指定的纳入/排除标准。使用美国国立心肺血液研究所的观察性队列和横断面研究质量评估工具对研究进行质量评估。初步检索涉及1592项研究。筛选程序的最后一步产生了16项研究,包括41441名平均年龄为29.9岁的受试者。研究包括自然阴道分娩、辅助阴道分娩和剖宫产分娩方式的组。未发现组间有统计学显著差异。分娩方式似乎与这种关系无关。调节因素似乎间接影响这种关系。卫生专业人员应教育准妈妈,并意识到分娩方式可能影响性功能的可能性。