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Sexual Positions and Sexual Satisfaction of Pregnant Women

2010; Routledge; Volume: 36; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/0092623x.2010.510776

1521-0715

Jian Tao Lee, Chao Ling Lin, Gwo Hwa Wan, Ching Chung Liang,

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

The purpose of this study was to investigate the sexual positions and sexual satisfaction of women during pregnancy. The authors sampled pregnant women (N = 215) from outpatients registered at the antepartum clinic of a medical center in northern Taiwan. The authors gathered data on recent sexual satisfaction, general sexual satisfaction, and sexual position using a self-report, structured questionnaire. The results showed that coital frequency decreased from the first to third trimester (p < .05). The most common sexual position for pregnant women (67.6%) was man on top, face-to-face. Sexual position did not change significantly by trimester. More women with more sexual satisfaction than women with poor sexual satisfaction tended to adopt the woman-on-top, face-to-face, and abdominal-supportive sexual positions.