title: [Sex life of pregnant women with cardiopathies].
abstract: In a retrospective investigation comprising a group of 116 women with cardiopathies who delivered in 1989-1993. The author evaluated their sex life during the early puerperium, using the author's questionnaire "Sexual behavior and cardiac diseases" supplemented by a controlled interview. 41 women (35.3%) refused the interview on sexual behavior and did not complete the questionnaire. The analyzed group comprised 71 women with cardiac diseases. The maternal mortality rate in the investigated group was 0.86%, the perinatal mortality rate 0.0%, prematurity 3.4% and hypotrophy 5.2%. It was revealed that during the pregestation period 80% of the women with cardiac diseases has regular sex at least once a week and had an orgasm and satisfaction without any fears. With advancing pregnancy the libido declines, as well as the frequency of sexual intercourse, orgasm and sexual satisfaction and fear of sexual intercourse increases. Except during pregnancy and at its onset the spectrum of coital positions is varied. At the end of pregnancy lateral positions predominate. Sexual activity before pregnancy is usually initiated by both partners. At the end of pregnancy in first pregnancies it is the woman, in pluriparas it is usually the man. Interest in the sexual behavior of women with cardiac diseases on the part of cardiologists and obstetricians was minimal. In the author's opinion there is no reason to restrict sex life during pregnancy in women with cardiac diseases functional stage I and II (NYHA, 1964) unless there are obstetric or cardiological contraindications.
authors.affiliation: I. gynek.-pôrod. klinika LF UK a FN, Bratislava.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korbel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D012725:Sexual Behavior