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Effect of Vaginal Intercourse on Spontaneous Labour at Term

H

Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal

Status

Completed

Conditions

Vaginal Intercourse at Term
Spontaneous Labour Onset

Treatments

Behavioral: Vaginal intercourse

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01907698
Catarina Castro

Details and patient eligibility

About

Vaginal intercourse to promote labour onset is biologically plausible. Oxytocin release during female orgasm, cervix mechanical stimulation and the effect of semen's prostaglandins are possible involved mechanisms. The investigators propose to evaluate the effect of vaginal intercourse on spontaneous labour at term.

Enrollment

123 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Term pregnancy
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Cephalic presentation
  • No previous cesarean section
  • Irrelevant obstetric history
  • Surveiled pregnancy without complications

Trial design

123 participants in 2 patient groups

Vaginal coitus group
Description:
Pregnant women assigned to have vaginal coitus at least twice a week
Treatment:
Behavioral: Vaginal intercourse
Control group
Description:
Pregnant women assigned to have no vaginal intercourse

Trial contacts and locations

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