Nullipar gebelerde trimesterlere göre cinsel işlevin değerlendirilmesi

Aim: This study was conducted descriptively and prospectively in order to evaluate sexual function and satisfaction in all three trimesters of nulliparous pregnant women.Materials and Methods::The study was conducted with 256 pregnant who applied between July 2019-July 2020 in the Pregnancy Outpatient Clinic of a hospital in Istanbul. Pregnant Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W) were used for data collection. The data were collected with face-to-face interviews with pregnant in 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters for 3 times in total.Results: The average age of pregnant is 26,82±5,36, 62,9% of them are housewives and in 59,8% of them family income is equal to family expenses. It was determined that the sexual life of women during pregnancy was negatively affected. The FSFI scores in all three trimesters were 20,36±10,19, 22,04±11,32 and 9,94±10,41, respectively. The SSS-W scores were 56,30±8,51, 59,86±8,0 and 45,15±8,2, respectively. Although there was a slight increase in FSFI and SSS-W scores in the second trimester, it was determined that there was a significant decrease in the third trimester. It was found that sexual dysfunction was experienced in all three trimesters during pregnancy. The total score cut-off point for FSFI was below 26,55 and the rate of sexual dysfunction was 60,28%, 64,74% and 90,88%, respectively, according to trimesters. In the correlation analysis performed between FSFI and SSS-W, a positive, high degree and significant relationship was found in all three trimesters.Conclusion: It was observed that female sexual functions and sexual satisfaction were negatively affected in all three trimesters of pregnancy, more prominently in the third trimester.