Abstract
Objective:to relate the type of breastfeeding in the women’s sexual function.Method:a cross-sectional study conducted with 150 women in the postpartum period registered in the Family Health Strategy of a large Brazilian municipality. Two instruments were used: one for characterizing sociodemographic, obstetric and breastfeeding variables, and the Female Sexual Function Index for the sexual function. Descriptive data analysis was performed, comparing the variables of interest using the Analysis of Variance, Brown-Forsythe and Tukey tests.Results:there was statistical significance between the groups that practiced different types of breastfeeding in the vaginal lubrication domain (p = 0.015), with the mothers in mixed or partial breastfeeding presenting a higher score for this domain (3.8).Conclusion:there is a difference in the female sexual function between different types of breastfeeding. Women who presented better vaginal lubrication belonged to the mixed breastfeeding group.
Highlights
As a social and multidimensional practice, breastfeeding involves several aspects of the woman’s life, the mother-child binomial, the family and the couple, including sexual behavior(1)
Sexual response results from complex interactions between biological and psychosocial factors, which vary among cultures, individuals, depending on time, environment and circumstances(2)
Sexual dysfunctions are frequent during breastfeeding and are defined as disorders related to obtaining sexual desire and satisfaction(3)
Summary
As a social and multidimensional practice, breastfeeding involves several aspects of the woman’s life, the mother-child binomial, the family and the couple, including sexual behavior(1). There is limited information on the incidence and prevalence of female sexual dysfunction(4). The available data differ due to variations in the definitions of sexual dysfunction, composition of the samples in the research studies, methods of data collection, and the way the instruments were validated(4). In this sense, the studies show a wide prevalence of female sexual dysfunction, which has been obtained in different ways. When considering the pregnant puerperal cycle, recent studies show a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction ranging from 41% to 83% in the first three months(6) and around 60% in the first postpartum year(3,7)
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