Does Severe Maternal Morbidity Affect Female Sexual Activity and Function?
FSFI scores were not different in both groups. However, they were lower than expected. SMM delayed resumption of sexual activity after delivery, beyond postpartum period. However, the proportion of women in both groups having sex at 3 months after delivery was similar. Altered sexual response may be evaluated as one of possible long-term consequences after SMM episodes. Further studies on the growing population of women surviving severe maternal conditions might be worth for improvement of care for women.
Ectopic AP overexpression increased stimulated corticosterone production and intracellular steroidogenic enzyme reactivity to cAMP without an effect on AC activity.