Impactos da gestação na função sexual feminina: revisao

Background: Pregnancy is a process characterized by intense physical, biological, psychological and social changes. Aims: To describe and discuss the main impacts of pregnancy on female sexual function. Method: Narrative review from June to September 2022, in PubMed, Scielo and Lilacs electronic databases. The PICOT strategy "Does pregnancy have an impact on female sexual function?" descriptors were selected and cross-referenced in Portuguese and English, including clinical trials, prospective, cross-sectional, and retrospective descriptive studies, with a population of pregnant women aged between 18 and 45 years in any gestational period. Results: 11 studies were included; showed that pregnancy has a negative impact on female sexual function, with an increase in sexual dysfunction as gestational age increases, with a higher prevalence in the third trimester. The second trimester represents the peak of sexual function during pregnancy. Conclusion: Pregnancy is a factor that directly influences the appearance of sexual dysfunctions, with high prevalence and at higher levels in the third trimester of pregnancy.