title: [Sexuality and contraception: a prospective study of 85 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Contraception opposing procreation interferes with the primary purpose of sexuality. Few studies have yet been made on the actual interaction between contraception and sexuality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study contraceptive practices ie non medicalized contraception and oral contraception, study aspects of women's sexuality and to study the physiological impact and psychological contraception on women's sexuality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective and analytical study conducted over a period spanning from October 2008 to February 2009. This study was based on a survey, carried out through an oral questionnaire to 85 women in reproductive age, married, with contraceptive-based pill or natural birth control for at least one cycle, having experienced during their personal background a sexuality contraception or at least one contraceptive method other than its current average.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison between the group of women using oral contraception and women not using contraception medicalized showed significant differences in outcomes relating to: the average frequency of intercourse / month (p = 0.01), sexual desire ( p = 0.01), sexual pleasure (p = 0.03). The comparison of the different parameters of sexuality among the group of women using intra uterine device and women using oral contraceptives showed no significant differences in the parameters of sexuality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The awareness of the big importance of the interaction between sexuality and contraception, in one way or another, could help us tailor our applications to contraceptive practices of each woman.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathlouthi
authors.forename: Mouna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarraya
authors.forename: Anissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bengharbi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhouib
authors.forename: Kaies
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaabene
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amouri
authors.forename: Belhassen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ben Ayed
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guermazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019529:Sexuality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult