Determinants of Female Sexual Function in Breastfeeding Women

Miguel Fuentealba-Torres; Denisse Cartagena-Ramos; Lucia A.S. Lara; Josilene D. Alves; Antônio C.V. Ramos; Laura T. Campoy; Jonas B. Alonso; Lucila C. Nascimento; Ricardo A. Arcêncio

doi:10.1080/0092623X.2019.1586020

Determinants of Female Sexual Function in Breastfeeding Women

Miguel Fuentealba-Torres^*, Denisse Cartagena-Ramos, Lucia A.S. Lara, Josilene D. Alves, Antônio C.V. Ramos, Laura T. Campoy, Jonas B. Alonso, Lucila C. Nascimento, Ricardo A. Arcêncio

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Abstract

Knowledge about the determinants of female sexual function in breastfeeding women is limited. A total of 355 breastfeeding women completed the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Qol-8 quality of life questionnaire. FSFI scores decreased in the first six months of breast feeding. There was a positive relationship between FSFI scores and the importance of sex, level of communication, income, quality of life, and receiving brief sexual counseling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	538-549
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2019.1586020
State	Published - 18 Aug 2019
Externally published	Yes

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This research was funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Program PEC-PG, Processes numbers 9243143 and 9191134.

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Keywords

Adult
Breast Feeding
Female
Humans
Libido
Quality of Life
Self Concept
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Surveys and Questionnaires

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