Differences in the Sexual Function and Sexual Healthcare Needs of Pregnant Women Who Underwent in Vitro Fertilization and Women Who Conceived Naturally at Each Trimester: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Title:	Differences in the Sexual Function and Sexual Healthcare Needs of Pregnant Women Who Underwent in Vitro Fertilization and Women Who Conceived Naturally at Each Trimester: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors:	Huang, CY;Liou, CF;Lu, YC;Tsai, LY;Ying, TH;Kuo, CP;Lee, SH
Keywords:	Sexual Function;Pregnancy;Infertility;Cohort Study;In Vitro Fertilization
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-08-09T07:59:56Z (UTC)
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Abstract:	Introduction: Infertility may negatively impact sexual function. Women with fertility problems usually prioritize treatment for infertility, but their sexual function in each trimester of pregnancy is poorly researched. Aim: To compare the sexual function and sexual healthcare needs of women who underwent successful in vitro fertilization (IVF group) and women who conceived naturally (CN group) during each trimester. Methods: Longitudinal prospective cohort study was conducted from August 2016 to July 2018. The IVF group (n = 100) was recruited from a leading reproductive treatment center; the CN group (n = 100), at the prenatal clinic of a medical center in central Taiwan. Questionnaires were mailed to women in the 10th-11th gestational week; 70 women in the IVF group and 75 in the CN group completed all 3 questionnaires, during the 10th-11th, 20th-21st, and 30th-31st gestational weeks. Main Outcome Measures: Female Sexual Function Index and Nursing Intervention on Sexual Healthcare needs were compared between groups in each trimester. Results: Most participants reported sexual dysfunction concerns during pregnancy. In the first trimester, the Female Sexual Function Index score was significantly lower in the IVF group than in the CN group (18.13 +/- 6.27 vs 20.34 +/- 5.87, respectively; P < .05). Sexual healthcare needs at the permission level were significantly lower in the IVF group than in the CN group (10.78 +/- 2.41 vs 11.79 +/- 2.67, respectively; P < .05). Conclusion: The IVF group had lower sexual function in the first trimester than the CN group. Sexual function improved in the second trimester in the IVF group but decreased throughout pregnancy in the CN group. The CN group had a greater need for sexual healthcare nursing intervention at the permission level than the IVF group. Huang C-Y, Liou C-F, Lu Y-C, et al. Differences in the Sexual Function and Sexual Healthcare Needs of Pregnant Women Who Underwent In Vitro Fertilization and Women Who Conceived Naturally at Each Trimester: A Prospective Cohort Study. Sex Med 2020;8:709-717. Copyright (c) 2020, The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2020.08.009 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000615369100015 https://ir.csmu.edu.tw:8080/handle/310902500/24293
Relation:	SEXUAL MEDICINE ,2020 ,v8 ,issue 4 ,p709-717
Appears in Collections:	[中山醫學大學研究成果] 期刊論文

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