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mother, baby & child April 2011 sectional study of 141 pregnant cinoutaipTmnloedactyrcoeofnrmlaonaisneyectecfcdrlaoonusmeessnesesas disinterested in intimacy (perhaps
women by Bartellas et al., 71 because of his wife’s body shape
percent of the respondents who cross-sectional study of 190 or out of fear of harming his
completed the questionnaires women with a mean age wife or the foetus); in some of
reported a decrease in intimacy of 26.7 years, a structured those same cases, the wife is
frequency during pregnancy questionnaire that inquired very interested in intimacy and of
compared to pre-pregnancy about perceptions and beliefs course is put off by her husband’s
activities. The third trimester of intimacy before and during reluctance.” So, it may be
of pregnancy appears to mark pregnancy found that 43.7 hormones, but Dr Rider asserts
a particular period in which percent felt that intimacy that it seems more to be issues
intimacy behaviours become during pregnancy could cause determined by what people think
the most infrequent. Aslan et al. problems like preterm labour, about intimacy during pregnancy.
surveyed 40 healthy pregnant damage to the baby, and
women using the Female bleeding. Medical doctors, he continues,
Sexual Function Index (FSFI) typically say that intimacy
questionnaire. Participants Couple Dynamics can continue during most
completed the questionnaire pregnancies up until about six
one time per trimester According to Dr Kennon Rider, weeks before the due date. He
during their pregnancies. The Marriage and Family Therapist says, “To refrain, may cause
frequency of intimacy attempts in The German Centre for a couple to lose closeness
over a four-week period went Neurology and Psychiatry in and connectedness, at a time
from a mean of 6.9 times in the Dubai diminished libido can when those things should be
first trimester to a mean of 2.5 swing both ways; “I’ve seen heightened, not lessened.” In
times in the third trimester. couples in therapy where the addition, not having intimacy for
pregnant woman is indeed nine months makes starting back
Why disinterested in intimacy a bit awkward for a lot of couples,
(perhaps because of hormones and starting back, he stresses,
Fatigue is a major predictor or perhaps because she can’t means trying to recover closeness
of sexual frequency during see herself as being sexual at a time when the new mum is
pregnancy; in a study by considering the state of her consumed with the baby, and
Gökyildiz et al.79.3 percent body); her husband however may very well be fatigued. “This
of women participants were may wish that they could still may lead to a spiral of blame,
satisfied with their intimate be intimate regardless of her disappointment, rejection and
lives before pregnancy, which shape,” he says, adding, “I’ve certainly less intimacy instead of
decreased to 56 percent, 42.7 seen other couples where it is more,” he says, advising, “All of
percent, and 20 percent in the husband who has become this could be avoided if couples
the first, second, and third would talk with each other about
trimesters, respectively. In a hopes and expectations about
intimacy during pregnancy, and
if couples would consult with
medical and family professionals
to allay any fears.”
CREDITS:
Dr Kennon Rider
Marriage and Family Therapist
German Centre for Neurology and Psychiatry
04 429 8578
www.gnp-dubai.com
Guillaume Safah, MSc. RNCP
CEO
Medical Anti-Ageing Clinic
Dubai Healthcare City
050-7587290
Anti-Ageing Compounding Pharmacy (ACP) is
now opening in Dubai HealthCare City and will
be the first to offer bio-identical hormones in
the GCC.
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