Gynecologists from the Universities of Bristol and Karolinska have found that cesarean section and vaginal delivery have the same effect on a woman’s future sex life. The results of the study were published in the journal. BJOG: International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
More than 14,000 British women who gave birth between April 1991 and December 1992 participated in the study. The scientists followed them for 18 years after birth and periodically asked them to complete questionnaires to assess the frequency and quality of sex. They found no difference in sexual satisfaction between women who gave birth vaginally or by cesarean section. Researchers also adjusted for education, socioeconomic status, psychiatric disorders, weight, and age at birth.
Eleven years after delivery, women were asked to rate the frequency of vaginal pain during intercourse. Cesarean section has been associated with an increased likelihood of pain.
Previous studies have found little difference in how the two birth types affect couples’ sex lives, but these studies usually cover six months after giving birth.
The authors of the article noted that the study was necessary to test the idea that a cesarean delivery may better support sexual health than a vaginal birth because there is a lower risk of impaired vaginal tone.
Source: Gazeta
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