Avaliação da sexualidade de casais no período gestacional

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy is characterized by several main physiological, physical and emotional changes, and one of the sensations transformations takes place in the field of sexuality, encompassing intimacy, feelings and emotions. To think about sexuality in the gestational period is to enter a scenario full of judgments, prejudices, beliefs and values. Objective: To describe the experience of the affective sexual relationship of pregnant couples in the interior of Mato Grosso. Method: This is a cross-sectional, exploratory-descriptive and quantitative study with 07 pregnant, heterosexual and married couples, with more than 24 weeks of gestation and attended in the second semester of 2019 and first semester of 2021. – Health and Sexuality” , from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT). Data collection was performed using the questionnaire prepared by the team itself and the data analyzed using Epi Info software. Results: The result measured in this research brings to light the perceptions of pregnant women and their partners about how much these conditions and actions are present in the daily life of the relationship for two throughout pregnancy: "dialolo", "sexual desire", “excitement”, “orgasm”, “sexual satisfaction”, “oral sex”, “vaginal sex” and “anal sex”. Of the evaluations for the item “dialogue” between pregnant women, 71.4% stated that they had a “very open” dialogue in their relationship - as for partners, only 57.1% believed they had an “open” dialogue. In terms of “sexual desire”, 42.9% of future mothers said that they rarely feel sexual desire, unlike their husbands, among whom 71.4% experience sexual satisfaction. In the “excitement” criterion, 42.9% of pregnant women “sometimes” feel excited, while among men, 85.7% “always” feel excited. About “orgasm”, 42.9% mentioned that they “often” have it, while 71.4% of their partners “always” experience it. Regarding "sexual s atisfaction", 28.6% were present in the options "sometimes", "often" and "always", unlike partners who, in 85.7%, said they "always" feel sexual satisfaction. In the question “oral sex”, 42.9% of pregnant women “sometimes” practice it - among men, 42.9% pointed out that it always happens. As for “vaginal sex”, 42.9% of the pregnant women stated that they “always” practice it, in contrast to their partners, who, in 85.7%, mention that it “always” happens. In turn, “anal sex” revealed that 57.1% of the partners “rarely” practice it, while 100% of the partners “never” experienced it during the gestational period. Regarding the interviewees' knowledge about sexual practice during the gestational period, 85.7% of pregnant women do not believe that the activity can harm the fetus, while 28.6% of men believe that this thought is true. Regarding information about sexuality in prenatal care, 42.9% “never” received it and 42.9%, yes; among the partners, 85.7% “never” received guidance on the subject at this stage. Conclusion: It was found that the gestational period is experienced in a unique way by each pregnant woman, as well as by her partners, with the item “dialogue” and “vaginal sex” prevailing in relationships for two. In addition, there was also a need for trained health professionals willing to provide information through an open dialogue with pregnant couples in prenatal consultations.