The effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual satisfaction in nulliparous pregnant women

Background and Purpose: Pregnancy is one of the factors that affect thequality of sexual intercourse which may cause problems for couples. The aimof this study is to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy onsexual satisfaction in nulliparous women is pregnant.Materials and ways: ۳۶ pregnant women aged ۱۸ to ۳۵ years and gestationalage between ۱۴ to ۱۶ weeks that referred to health centers in East city ofAhvaz were selected for treatment. Sexual satisfaction in this study wasconducted by using Hudson-Harrison questionnaire of sexual satisfaction.Results: Based on the results of this study the mean of sexual satisfaction scorein pregnant women before ۲ and ۴ weeks after the intervention was ۵۳.۳۸± ۱۳.۵۶ ۱۳۹.۳۸ ± ۱۳.۶۶ and ۱۳۶.۱۰ ± ۷۷.۴ respectively. These differenceswere statistically significant (p <۰.۰۰۱). But in the control group the mean ofsexual satisfaction score in pregnant women before ۲ and ۴ weeks after theintervention was ۱۳.۷۶ ± ۵۹.۱۳ ۷۳.۸۶ ± ۱۰.۹۹ and ۷۰.۸ ± ۱۵.۰۴ respectively.There was a significant difference between the scores of sexual satisfaction ofpregnant women in the test and control group after intervention (p <۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral therapy during pregnancy increasesthe sexual satisfaction and improve the quality of sexual relationship andProper counseling by making cognitive changes during pregnancy can helpstrengthen the family.