Implicações na vivência da sexualidade feminina durante o puerpério: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Sexuality permeates physiological and affective relationships. Thus, it is understood in this work from a biopsychosocial perspective, with the postpartum period being one of the main factors that interfere with the experience of sexuality. This study aims to explore the literature on sexuality during the postpartum period in order to understand the main impacts of this period on women's sexuality. Methodologically, an Integrative Literature Review was conducted using the electronic databases Periódico Capes, BDENF, LILACS, and MEDLINE. It was observed that sexuality still remains a taboo in social settings, surrounded by stigma and stereotypes, especially when it comes to female sexuality in motherhood. These issues should be reconsidered by healthcare services and professionals in order to reduce the difficulties faced by women during the postpartum period, particularly regarding their sexual experience, encouraging them to discuss and consider this powerful dimension that promotes health.