Maternal overweight and sexual function in pregnancy

• DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12796
• Publication Date: 2015-10-12T22:16:10Z
• Authors: Meireluci C. Ribeiro; Mary U. Nakamura; Maria R. Torloni; Marco de T. Scana...; Pedro E. Mancini; Bruna M.B. Forte; Rosiane Mattar
• Keywords: Orgasm

Obesity and overweight are increasing worldwide may compromise female sexual function. Our aim was to compare the function of normal women in pregnancy.A cross-sectional study involving 223 pregnant women: 105 [pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25.0 kg/m(2) ] 118 weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 ), 2nd 3rd trimester pregnancy. These were managed at an antenatal clinic a public university hospital São Paulo, Brazil, between 2011 2014. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) used. characteristics compared using two-tailed Student's t- or chi-squared tests. Differences mean FSFI scores assessed Kruskal-Wallis test. Pearson's correlation coefficient used assess pre-pregnancy BMI scores.In trimester, total similar (n = 51) 67) (21.9 ± 9.8 vs. 21.7 10.4, p 1.000). In 54) had significantly lower than 51; 19.1 10.3 24.5 9.7, 0.0004). also desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm dyspareunia domains. We found inverse (r -0.212, 0.030), desire -0.216, 0.027) -0.222, 0.023).Overweight pregnancy poorer with women.