Condition 1: Effect of physical activities on Estradiol serum and sexual function. Condition 2: Assessment of sexual function in postpartum.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Each session included 5 to 10 minutes of general warm-up program including stretching exercises and then 15-20 minutes of yoga exercises to strengthen and stretch m
as well as several jumping movements. And the explosion was performed optimally for a 2-5 minute increase in heart rate for running (HIIT) training and in the final stage a cooling program was perform
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
21 Years to 37 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being primiparous or second-born Being in lactation (three to four months after childbirth) To have a healthy baby No complications of depression To have a spouse There were also no complications of preterm labor, high blood hypertension in pregnancy, history of liver, kidney, heart, diabetes, inflammatory disease, thrombotic or cerebrovascular diseases, mental illness, hyperlipidemia, atherometriosis, history of chemotherapy, or radiation therapy For the past six months, no hormone replacement therapy, no use of vitamin E, no psychotropic drugs and other effective herbal or chemical drugs No smoking and alcohol or drugs Normal pre-pregnancy BMI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: To have any illness that prevented them from engaging in physical activity To loos the intervention more than three sessions To do the regular exercise in postpartum To gain a score higher than 26.5 based on the sexual function questionnaire. To have any emotional stress such as the death of relatives To decide not to continue in research and/or withdrew her consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main variable of the study was determination of serum estradiol level. Blood samples from the third to fifth days of menstruation were collected after two months of exercise for the experimental group and the control group by a lab expert through a vein of left hand (05 ml) in a sitting position and they were tested by ELISA method. Timepoint: After two months of exercise and between third to fifth days of menstruation. Method of measurement: Blood samples from the vein of left hand.;Before and after two months of intervention, Sexual Function and Sexual Schema Questionnaire(FSFI) was used. This questionnaire measures women's sexual function in six areas including desire, mental stimulation, humidity, orgasm, satisfaction, sexual pain. The questionnaire was developed by Rosen et al. (2000). The FSFI Women's Sexual Function Index in Iran was standardized by Mohammadi and its consistency was obtained by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (r = 0.85) as well as cutoff point for whole scale and subscales. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention was measured by a questionnaire. Method of measurement: Sexual Function and Sexual Schema Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactTahereh Shokrani
Islamic Azad University
Outcome results
None listed