Sexual behavior in pregnancy: comparing between sexual education group and nonsexual education group.
BACKGROUND
Sexuality usually decreases during pregnancy.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate sexual behavior during pregnancy, comparing two groups. One had sexual education and the other had none.


METHODS
After randomizing two groups of pregnant women, they completed self-administered questionnaires regarding attitudes and sexual behavior before and during pregnancy. Sexual education was provided in one group and a second self-administered questionnaire was completed 12 weeks later. Responses were summarized using descriptive statistics. Comparison of change of sexual behavior between two groups was analyzed using chi-square and student t-tests.


METHODS
The change in frequency of coitus during pregnancy was compared between the sexual education group and the noneducation group.


RESULTS
There was no statistically difference in changes of sexual behavior between the two groups. There was a reduction in frequency of coitus (90.6% vs. 94.9%, P>0.05) between the nonsexual education group and the sexual education group and no statistically significant change in mean reduction of sexual desire (8.9 vs. 4.4, P>0.05), sexual arousal (14.3 vs. 13.1, P>0.05), satisfaction from coitus (15.4 vs. 7.2, P>0.05), and orgasm from coitus (12.3 vs. 12.3, P>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The change of sexual behavior during pregnancy in the sexual education group was not different from that in the nonsexual education group.
Wannakosit
Salakjit
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand.
Phupong
Vorapong
V
D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology