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Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate female sexual functioning after becoming pregnant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A prospective survey study including 148 pregnant women. An anonymous questionnaire including 60 inquiries concerning intimate relationship before and during pregnancy was performed. The following statistical test were used: Chi-square test of independence, Spearman\u2019s rank correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon test. The significance level of\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.05 was assumed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Most of the respondents were between 31 and 40\u00a0years old (55%). Majority of them were married (86%). During pregnancy, slightly more than half of women had a moderate need for sexual intercourse (51%), a large percentage of them had a low need (32%), a high need for intercourse was declared by 17% of women. The correlation analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between women\u2019s education and the need for sex before pregnancy (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.049). Respondents with higher degrees of education more often felt the need for intercourse before pregnancy. No correlation was found between education and the need for intercourse after pregnancy (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.107). After becoming pregnant, 51% of women had less need for intercourse, 7% more, and 42% the same as before pregnancy, and these differences were statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Also, a decreased satisfaction with sexual intercourse was reported during pregnancy (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). After getting pregnant, the average number of intercourses decreased in majority (71%) of respondents, and differences in the number of intercourses before and during pregnancy were statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pregnancy has significant impact on woman\u2019s sexuality. 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