Postpartum sexual functioning and its relationship to perineal trauma: a retrospective cohort study of primiparous women

Authors :: Signorello, Lisa B.
Harlow, Bernard L.
Chekos, Amy K.
Repke, John T.
Source :: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. April, 2001, Vol. 184 Issue 5, p881, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Obstetricians should be careful not to damage the perineum when delivering a baby. In a study of 615 women who had just given birth, those with an intact perineum were least likely to have sexual problems six months after childbirth. The perineum is the area between the vagina and rectum.

Subjects :: Perineum -- Injuries
Childbirth -- Complications
Sexual disorders -- Causes of
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