title: [Female sexuality and parenthood].
abstract: From the child conception to the early years of life, couples generally present less sexual activity. Parenthood constraints are a burden for the couple's relationships. Generally, persistent sexual difficulties six months after delivery, despite those generated by depression or altered health raise the question of an alteration in the quality of the couple's relationships and lack of satisfaction of the mother with her partner's involvement in family life. Numerous parameters can be implied, especially with persistent trouble of desire, such as fatigue, body image problems and libido lessening of the partner due to modifications of his status. Women who presented sexual difficulties before pregnancy remain the same. In all cases, appropriate information can avoid the intimacy's difficulties and contribute to maintain pleasure and intimacy even when vaginal penetration remains difficult.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, 270, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France. Electronic address: mariehelene.colson@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M-H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Colson
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Couple; Grossesse; Parenthood; Pregnancy; Sexuality; Sexualité; Transition à la parentalité