Sexual dysfunction and satisfaction in women in the late postpartum period: a correlational study.
Tayenne Maranhão de Oliveira, Josefa Nayara de Lima, Rachel de Sá Barreto Luna Callou Cruz and 3 others
PMID 40105526WHAT IT FOUND
96.2% of late postpartum women had sexual dysfunction, and those affected had lower sexual satisfaction.
Delivery mode did not explain it. Nurses should ask about sexual function during postpartum visits.
Key findings
0196.2% of women had sexual dysfunction, and dysfunction did not differ by delivery mode.
02Sexual dysfunction was found across all measured sexual function domains, with the lowest scores in pain and lubrication.
03Women with sexual dysfunction had lower mean sexual satisfaction scores than women without dysfunction: 45.6 versus 62.7.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The women were recruited through convenience sampling from family health teams in one city, so the results may not represent all late postpartum women. The study did not use multivariate analysis to adjust for possible confounding factors or effect modifiers. It did not include the perspectives of partners or healthcare professionals, so relational and care-context factors were not assessed. Because the study was cross-sectional and correlational, it describes associations at one time point and cannot show that sexual dysfunction caused lower satisfaction.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the very high prevalence as a general postpartum rate. The sample was a convenience sample of women linked to family health teams in one municipality, so it may not represent all late postpartum women.