Sexuality of pregnant women (own research)
Sexuality of pregnant women (own research)

Summary/Abstract: Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate whether women expecting a baby engage in sexual contacts and whether they differ from those to prior the pregnancy. Another goal was to evaluate differences in sexual behaviour of women in the subsequent trimesters of pregnancy. Methods and materials: The survey involved a group of 124 women staying in the Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology of the University Clinical Hospital in Borowska 213 in Wrocław who were pregnant at least once. The survey was conducted in January and February 2015. The research tool was an independently prepared non-validated questionnaire, containing 17 closed questions. The patients completed a questionnaire voluntarily, anonymously, in their own hospital rooms in a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. Results: 115 (93%) of respondents answered that sexual intercourse during pregnancy is possible. Before getting pregnant (78%) and throughout the pregnancy period (62%), the intercourse was more often initiated by the partner; compared with the period before pregnancy (22%), an increase in the number of women initiating sexual intercourse during pregnancy (38%) has been observed. Among all the respondents, a reduction in the frequency of sexual intercourse during pregnancy was observed compared with the pre-pregnancy period. A significant majority of respondents answered that their intercourse was longer before pregnancy (85%) and more satisfactory (67%). 76% of the respondents did not report pain during the intercourse before or during the pregnancy, while an increase in the incidence of pain was observed along the progress of the pregnancy: 1st trimester – 7%, 2nd trimester – 10%, 3rd trimester – 10–15%. 52% of women declared that their libido decreased during the pregnancy, in the case of 25% it remained unchanged and in the case of 23% respondents an increase of sex drive was observed. Conclusions: 93% of pregnant women maintain sexual relationships, which, however, differ significantly from those before pregnancy depending on the period of pregnancy.

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