Comparison of labor course and women's sexuality in planned and unplanned pregnancy.
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.
Zahumensky
Jozef
J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Teaching Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague 8, Czech Republic. sottnerold@volny.cz
Zverina
Jaroslav
J
Sottner
Oldrich
O
Zmrhalova
Barbora
B
Driak
Daniel
D
Brtnicka
Hana
H
Dvorska
Monika
M
Krcmar
Michal
M
Kolarik
Dusan
D
Citterbart
Karel
K
Otcenasek
Michal
M
Halaska
Michael
M
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