Effects of Pregnancy on Women Sexualty

Year 2018, , 124 - 132, 01.01.2018

Özlem Karabulutlu

https://doi.org/10.5505/kjms.2017.52533

Abstract

Pregnancy and labor (birth) are the most important
periods in the lives of women. Hormonal, physical and
psychiatric changes are effective on woman’s general
health, mood, relationships and sexuality. Pregnancy,
affecting women's lives is a very different process.
Pregnancy usually occurs as a result of a sexual
relationship but women's sexuality in this period is
forgotten. Anatomical, physiological and psychological
changes as results of pregnancy affect the sex life. These
changes may alter a woman's sexual interest or desire. In
addition, physical discomforts of pregnancy or fears of
harming the baby can affect a couple's sexual
relationships.
Consultancy services must be provided about the sex life
changes in the pregnancy and education materials about
this issue must be developed and couples must be
informed. The further researches are needed about how
should the sex life be and which factors affects the sex
life in the pregnancy. In order to determine these, related
researches should be done by midwife/nurses and other
medical professionals and according to the results of
those researches reaching to the valid and reliable
information must be provided

Keywords

Pregnancy, sexuality, health education

Kadın Cinselliği Üzerine Gebeliğin Etkileri

Abstract

Kadın yaşamında gebelik ve doğum en önemli
dönemlerdir. Hormonal uyarılar, fiziksel ve ruhsal
değişiklikler kadının genel sağlığı, ilişkileri ve cinselliği
üzerinde etkili olmaktadır.
Gebelik, kadın yaşamını etkileyen çok farklı bir süreçtir.
Gebelik genellikle bir cinsel ilişkinin sonucunda
oluşmasına karşın, kadının cinselliği bu dönemde
unutulmaktadır. Gebelik dönemindeki fizyolojik,
anatomik ve psikolojik değişiklikler cinsel yaşamı
etkilemektedir. Bu değişiklikler kadının cinsel ilgi ve
isteğini değiştirebilmekte, ayrıca, gebelikte yaşanan
fiziksel rahatsızlıklar ve bebeğe zarar verme korkusu
çiftin cinsel ilişkisini etkileyebilmektedir.
Gebelikte karşılaşılan cinsel değişimler hakkında
danışmanlık hizmeti verilmeli ve bu konuda eğitim
materyalleri hazırlanarak çiftler bilgilendirilmelidir.
Gebelikte cinsel yaşamın nasıl olması gerektiği ve cinsel
yaşamı nelerin etkilediği ile ilgili daha fazla araştırma
gerekmektedir. Bunları belirlemeye yönelik hem
ebe/hemşireler ve hem de diğer sağlık profesyonelleri
tarafından konuyla ilgili araştırmalar yapılmalı,
araştırmaların sonuçlarına göre doğru ve güvenilir bilgiye
ulaşım sağlanmalıdır

Keywords

Gebelik, cinsellik, sağlık eğitimi

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