Influência do parceiro na sexualidade da mulher durante a gestação e a qualidade da relação conjugal nesse período

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The sexual health doesn’t involve just the absence of sickness or dysfunction, but the balance between several factors, including physical, mental, emotional and social aspects. Pregnancy is a period responsible for causing changes in all these factors interfering in woman’s sexuality and in couple’s coexistence. AIM: Analyze the partner’s influence in the pregnant woman’s sexuality and how the quality of marital relationship is affected during this period. METHODOLOGY: This study is observational, descriptive and cross-sectional and was held in Maringá city, Paraná, Brazil. The search had the participation of 50 pregnant women and their respective partners. Two questionnaires were applied, one for women and one for men, with the topic of sexuality and marital relationship during pregnancy. RESULTS: 76% of women and 34% of the man answered that they had changes in their sexuality during pregnancy. Most women (60%) stated that there were changes in their partner’s behavior during pregnancy and that they were more affective. About the increase in fights motivated by pregnancy problems, 84% of women and 82% of men answered that it did not happen. CONCLUSION: Men had a positive influence when they showed concerned about the health of pregnant women during sex and more affectionate during pregnancy. In addition, the marital relationship of the participants didn’t undergo negative changes during pregnancy.