Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy on Women's Sexuality
- Conditions
- Abortion
- Interventions
- Other: questionnaire
- Registration Number
- NCT05688228
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
- Brief Summary
The impact on sexuality has been less studied and there is no French study on this subject and the rare studies are contradictory.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of abortion (medical or surgical) on female sexuality, to look for a difference in the impact on sexuality according to the method used for the termination (medical or surgical) just after the procedure and at 1, 3 and 6 months and to look for risk factors and protective factors for the existence or occurrence of sexual dysfunction before and after abortion.
- Detailed Description
The medical consequences of abortion are low. However, there is an undeniable emotional and psychological impact on these women (40-45% of anxiety-type symptoms, approximately 20% of depressive symptoms after the discovery of the pregnancy and 30% of emotional disorders, particularly anxiety, in the month following the abortion).
The impact on sexuality has been less studied and there is no French study on this subject and the rare studies are contradictory.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of voluntary termination of pregnancy (medical or surgical) on female sexuality, to look for a difference in the impact on sexuality according to the method used for the termination (medical or surgical) just after the procedure and at 1, 3 and 6 months and to look for risk factors and protective factors for the existence or occurrence of sexual dysfunction before and after a termination.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 209
- Adult patient (ā„ 18 years)
- Patient performing a medical or surgical abortion
- Patient with health insurance
- No opposition to participation in the study
- Patient who does not speak French and/or is illiterate
- Patient under legal protection
- Patient unable to complete the study procedures (no internet connection, no smart phone or tablet)
- Patient with diagnosed psychiatric comorbidities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Abortion questionnaire Adult women performing a medical or surgical abortion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients with sexual dysfunction Month 6 Sexual dysfunction is assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire, which takes into account several aspects of female sexuality: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. The threshold for differentiating between patients with and without sexual dysfunction is 26.55
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Existence of sexual violence in the whole life Baseline binary variable (yes/no)
Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months Baseline Number of sexual partners via self-questionnaire : 1 ; from 2 to 5 ; from 6 to 10 ; from 11 to 15 ; from 16 to 20 ; up to 20
Existence of psychological violence in the whole life Baseline binary variable (yes/no)
Frequency of sexual activity in the last month before pregnancy discovery Baseline, Month 1, Month 3, Month 6 \< 1 /month ; from 1 from 3 /month ; 1 /week ; twice /week ; 3 or more times /week
Existence of physical violence in the whole life Baseline binary variable (yes/no)
Marital status Baseline single, couple, married
Existence of psychological symptoms in the last month Month 1, Month 3, Month 6 asthenia, sadness, anxiety, guilt, none
Contraception in the last month Month 1, Month 3, Month 6 none, removal/cycles, condoms, pill, intrauterine devic, implant, ring/patch, other
Number of sexual partners in the whole life Baseline Number of sexual partners via self-questionnaire : 1 ; from 2 to 5 ; from 6 to 10 ; from 11 to 15 ; from 16 to 20 ; up to 20
Number of sexual partners in the last 4 weeks Baseline Number of sexual partners via self-questionnaire : 0, 1, from 2 to 5, up to 5
Existence of psychological symptoms before pregnancy's discovery Baseline asthenia, sadness, anxiety, guilt, none
Sexual activity the last month Month 1, Month 3, Month 6 Decreased sexual activity (fear of another pregnancy, waiting to start contraception, conflict with partner after abortion, other reason), Not concerned about decreased sexual activity
Existence of sexual difficulties since pregnancy's discovery Baseline Decreased desire, arousal, lubrication, quantity or quality of orgasms, sexual satisfaction or relationship with the partner, appearance or increase of pain during sexual intercourse, no change in these different areas of sexuality
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
CHU Bordeaux
š«š·Bordeaux, France