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Sexual function

Sexual function is the set of sexual response domains, including desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction.

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Sexual changes by trimester

Sexual changes by trimester

How pregnancy can change sexual function Sexuality in pregnancy is shaped by both physiology and context. In medical terms, sexual function includes desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction; these domains are related, but they are not identical. A person may feel less interested in sex while still becoming aroused, or feel desire without finding penetration […]