title: Comparison of labor course and women's sexuality in planned and unplanned pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compares several parameters of sexual life and course of labor in women with planned and unplanned pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  339 primiparas participated in our study; they filled in a questionnaire concerning their sexual life during pregnancy on the second or third day after the delivery. One question also stressed planning of pregnancy. 246 women (i.e., 72.6%) indicated planned pregnancy, 93 pregnancies (i.e., 27.4%) were not planned.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant decrease of coital activity and number of orgasms and increase of sexual dysfunctions were observed in the whole study group during pregnancy. Significant differences between women with planned and unplanned pregnancy were observed only in frequency of vaginal dryness and pelvic pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results of this study, unplanned pregnancy has no adverse effect on parameters of the labor. The equal rate of partner's presence at delivery shows a high involvement of the partners of unmarried women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Teaching Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague 8, Czech Republic. sottnerold@volny.cz
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zahumensky
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zverina
authors.forename: Oldrich
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sottner
authors.forename: Barbora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zmrhalova
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Driak
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brtnicka
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dvorska
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krcmar
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kolarik
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Citterbart
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otcenasek
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halaska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D036801:Parturition / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires