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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
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)538-549
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Sex and Marital Therapy
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
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.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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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