The effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on postpartum sexual functio
- Conditions
- Postpartum female sexual dysfunction.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200122046228N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Primiparous women had normal or cesarean delivery three to six months prior to the commencement of the study.
Primiparous women aged 18 to 40.
Women are literate (can at least read and write).
Women have sexual intercourse with their husbands regularly at least during the last four weeks.
Women have breastfeeding.
Women have a total Female sexual function index (FSFI) score less than 26.5, which is the cutoff score for diagnosing female sexual dysfunction according to the reference.
Women with severe psychiatric disorders including severe depression, psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder
Women with history of drug abuse
Women with chronic conditions
Women who take drugs such as barbiturates, benzodiazepine, antidepressants, and antihypertensive which cause sexual dysfunction.
Women who have experienced a stressful event over the last three months (death or acute illness of close family members or relatives, or major change in lifestyle).
women who have had a traumatic delivery with severe perineal laceration.
Women whose husbands have male factors of sexual dysfunction.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Female Sexual Function Index. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the localized standard questionnaire, it is the index of female sexual function, which is the cut-off point for the existence of a score disorder of 26.5.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A secondary consequence of this study is the reduction of urinary stress incontinence. Timepoint: Before intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: ICIQ: a brief and robust measure for evaluating the symptoms and impact of urinary incontinence.