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June 19, 2026Women & Health

Enhancing sexual function and sexual satisfaction in breastfeeding women: A randomized controlled trial of BETTER model-based sexual counseling

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MAM AliabadiRBRafat BakhtMFMaryam Farhadian

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Randomized trial shows BETTER model counseling improves sexual function and satisfaction in primiparous breastfeeding women, suggesting effective interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of BETTER model-based sexual counseling on sexual function and satisfaction among breastfeeding women with sexual dysfunction.
  • Randomized controlled trial with 80 primiparous breastfeeding women in Hamadan, Iran, in 2024.
  • Participants allocated to intervention (BETTER model counseling) or control groups.
  • Data collected using demographic and midwifery questionnaires, Female Sexual Function Index, and Larson Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire at baseline and four weeks post-intervention.
  • Intervention group showed significantly higher sexual function scores (28.67 ± 2.70) compared to control (21.67 ± 3.45; p = .001).
  • Sexual satisfaction scores were also significantly higher in the intervention group (100.24 ± 4.85) than in the control group (93.81 ± 11.53; p = .003).
  • All sexual function domains and satisfaction improved significantly within the intervention group compared to baseline (p < .05).

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Aliabadi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34ddaf65a5b0777af2d4d2https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2026.2639496
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