In addition, after being dismissed, most Saiin Priestesses remained unmarried throughout life as was the case for the Saigu Priestesses; however, a few of them married the Emperor or nobles, and several Nyoin (wives of the former Emperors or princesses who could receive the same treatment with Cloistered Emperors) were produced during the rule of a cloistered emperor.
なお、退下の後は斎宮同様殆どの斎院が生涯を独身で終えたが、天皇や貴族と結婚した斎院も少数ながらおり、院政期には数名の女院も出ている。