Comparison of overall sexual function, sexual intercourse/activity, sexual satisfaction, and sexual desire during the three trimesters of pregnancy and assessment of their determinants

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2859-2867

  Chang, Shiow Ru ^a   Chen, Kuang Ho ^b   Lin, Ho Hsiung ^a   Yu, Hong Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body Image; FSFI; ICIQ UI SF; Pregnancy; Sexual Function; Urinary Incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIBIDO; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 80053575774     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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