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Mediolateral Episiotomy in Nulliparous Women Increases the Risk of Sexual Dysfunction

NCT05533307 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2022-09-13

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Summary

Postpartum sexual functions may be affected in women who have had a vaginal delivery by performing an episiotomy. The aim of this study is to compare the frequency of sexual dysfunction between women who were delivered with a mediolateral episiotomy and those who were delivered without an episiotomy.

Materials and Methods: A total of 179 women who gave birth in a tertiary center were included in the prospective study. The patients were divided into two groups as women with and without mediolateral episiotomy. The groups were compared in terms of age, body mass index, educational status, and hospitalization time for delivery and Arizona sexual experiences scale (ASEX).

Conditions

  • Episiotomy; Complications

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

observational analysis of mediolateral episiotomy with arizona sexuel function scoring after 3 months of normal vaginal birth

ASEX (ARİZONA SEXUEL FONCTİON SCORİNG) TEST

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Batman Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-10
Primary Completion
2021-09-15
Completion
2022-08-08

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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