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Elif Dağli1, Arzu Kul Uçtu2, Nebahat Özerdoğan3
1Health Care Services Department, Abdi Sütcü Vocational School of Health Services, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period and its relationship with postpartum depression and certain other factors.
Design And Methods:
Data were collected using an information form, the female sexual function index (FSFI), and the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) (N = 123).
Findings:
A negative, very high, and statistically significant relationship was found between FSFI and EPDS scores (r = -0.831; P = .000).
Practice Implications:
The frequency of sexual dysfunction may increase in women at risk of postpartum depression.
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