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Chapter 24 - Sex during the Postpartum

Why the Six-Week Break?

from Section 2 - Specific Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2022

By
E. Shirin Dason ,
Abi Kirubarajan  and
Mara Sobel
Edited by
Dan Farine  and
Pablo Tobías González
Dan Farine
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Pablo Tobías González
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina de Parla, Madrid
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Summary

Postpartum women experience many biological, psychological, and relational changes that can greatly impact their sexual function. Women are often ill-informed about what to expect regarding normal sexual function; much of the research is therefore focused on perceived sexual dysfunction. Postpartum care providers should discuss normal sexual changes in the postpartum period, actively elicit sexual health concerns from patients, and provide targeted treatment strategies. (We wish to make it clear that this chapter refers to people with internal reproductive organs as “women.” We acknowledge that this information is relevant for anyone assigned female at birth irrespective of their gender identity.)

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sexpostpartumdyspareuniaatrophytherapy
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Sex and Pregnancy
From Evidence-Based Medicine to Dr Google
 , pp. 178 - 187
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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