Effects of pregnancy and childbirth on pelvic floor morphology and sexual function in Egyptian wome
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- screening for postpartum female pelvic floor muscle levator ani affection.screening for postpartum sexual function in Egyptian women.Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000904673
- Lead Sponsor
- Alazhar university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
primiparae in early postpartum period (48 hours to72 hours).
written consent was taken.
easy communicable, reachable women for further requirements.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Refused consent.
2.Previous vaginal or cesarean delivery.
3.Severe mental illness.
4.Severe physical handicap or difficulties in communication.
5.Women without postpartum active sexual life or separate from their spouse.
6.Past history of sexual dysfunction.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pelvic floor muscle strength as assessed by three/four dimensional translabial pelvic floor ultrasound[early postpartum period (48 to 72) hours postpartum];Sexual function of pelvic floor as assessed by the validated female sexual function index[at 3 months after delivery]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Trauma or avulsion of levator ani muscle as assessed by three/four dimensional translabial pelvic floor ultrasound[6 months after delivery.<br>];Sexual function as assessed by the validated female sexual function index[3 months after delivery]