Elif Dağli1, Arzu Kul Uçtu2, Nebahat Özerdoğan3. 1. Health Care Services Department, Abdi Sütcü Vocational School of Health Services, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 2. Midwifery Department, Health School, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey. 3. Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period and its relationship with postpartum depression and certain other factors. DESIGN AND METHODS: Data were collected using an information form, the female sexual function index (FSFI), and the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) (N = 123). FINDINGS: A negative, very high, and statistically significant relationship was found between FSFI and EPDS scores (r = -0.831; P = .000). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The frequency of sexual dysfunction may increase in women at risk of postpartum depression.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period and its relationship with postpartum depression and certain other factors. DESIGN AND METHODS: Data were collected using an information form, the female sexual function index (FSFI), and the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) (N = 123). FINDINGS: A negative, very high, and statistically significant relationship was found between FSFI and EPDS scores (r = -0.831; P = .000). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The frequency of sexual dysfunction may increase in women at risk of postpartum depression.
Authors: Pedro Hidalgo-Lopezosa; Sandra Pérez-Marín; Andrea Jiménez-Ruz; Juan de la Cruz López-Carrasco; Ana María Cubero-Luna; Rubén García-Fernández; María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego; Cristina Liébana-Presa; Pablo Jesús López-Soto Journal: J Pers Med Date: 2022-06-02