A study on sexual functioning and depression in Iranian women following cesarean hysterectomy due to placental abnormality after 3-6 months

Fahimeh Ghotbizadeh, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh, Sedigheh Borna, Soghra Khazardoost, Zahra Panahi, Azin Ghamari, Atefeh Dehghani, Firoozeh Raisi
Women & health · 2021 · vol. 61(6) , pp. 503–509 · doi:10.1080/03630242.2021.1917481 · PMID:34130611 · W3166336648
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This study found no significant difference in depression or sexual function between women who underwent cesarean hysterectomy for placental abnormality and control groups three to six months post-surgery.

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This study aims to investigate the prevalence of depression and impaired sexual function following the hysterectomy in Iran. This study was performed as a retrospective cohort study, from August 2017 to August 2018. Fifty-two patients with a cesarean hysterectomy and 52 with cesarean section were considered as the cases and controls, respectively. Depression and sexual function were assessed 3-6 months following the surgery in both cases and controls. Depression was evaluated by using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire-II-Persian. Sexual function was assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). The average BDI in cases was 15.37 ± 7.6 and in controls was 13.06 ± 6.7. Mild to moderate depression was detected 57.3 percent of whom with hysterectomy and 36.5 percent of whom with C/S, the BDI sum score did not differ significantly between cases and controls (p = .096). The FSFI in cases was 20.06 ± 6.96, and controls was 21.7 ± 9.83 without any significant difference (p = .364). The depression had not been significantly different between women who underwent hysterectomy and were not following 3-6 months after surgery. Furthermore, both groups had impaired sexual function after the surgery.

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Cesarean Section Cesarean Section Depression Depression Female Humans Hysterectomy Hysterectomy Iran Iran Placenta Pregnancy Retrospective Studies

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