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Effect of Vaginal Intercourse on Spontaneous Labour at Term

NCT01907698 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 123

Last updated 2013-07-25

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Summary

Vaginal intercourse to promote labour onset is biologically plausible. Oxytocin release during female orgasm, cervix mechanical stimulation and the effect of semen's prostaglandins are possible involved mechanisms. The investigators propose to evaluate the effect of vaginal intercourse on spontaneous labour at term.

Conditions

  • Spontaneous Labour Onset
  • Vaginal Intercourse at Term

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Vaginal intercourse

vaginal intercourse at least twice a week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catarina Castro, Dr · Hospital de Santa Maria

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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