Re: Another Myth Busted
From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com)
Sat Jul 8 14:02:22 2006
Ina May:
Respectfully, might labor have been a coincidence?
Garry
At Sat, 08 Jul 2006, doctorjoe@aol.com wrote:
>
>Uh, have we all FORGOTTEN why they're named "PROSTA-glandins"???
>
>Joe P.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: midwifeim@earthlink.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:02:46 -0500
>Subject: Re: Another Myth Busted
>
>it
>ect
>(onset of labor).
>
>40
>weeks. Husband arrived from CA, was happy that I had prescribed sex without
> He
>was also the one who found the article explaining that prostaglandin was
>plentiful in semen. This is only one case out of dozens.
>
>Ina May
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jamie <ajfields@pine-net.com>
>>Sent: Jul 5, 2006 4:29 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>>Subject: Re: Another Myth Busted
>>
>>I wonder if a randomized study would show something different. Women
>>who are closer to birth may be more uncomfortable and less interested in
>>intercourse, thus the negative correlation.
>>
>>At Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Anna Meenan, MD wrote:
>>>
>>>Sexual intercourse at term does not hasten labor
>>>
>>>The objective of this study by a researcher from Columbus, Ohio was to
>>>determine whether sexual intercourse at term hastens the onset of labor
>>>and to observe its effect on cervical status. Women with low-risk
>>>pregnancies at term were asked at each of their term prenatal visits
>>>whether they had engaged in penile-vaginal intercourse during the
>>>previous week. Delivery outcomes were compared between those women who
>>>were sexually active at term and those who were not. A Bishop score was
>>>assigned to each cervical examination at term, and the weekly results of
>>>the cervical examination were compared between women who were sexually
>>>active in the previous week and those who were not.
>>>
>>>The researcher found that 47 (50.5%) of 93 women reported having had
>>>sexual intercourse at term. The gestational age at delivery of those
>>>women who were sexually active at term was greater than those who were
>>>not (39.9 weeks versus 39.3 weeks; P = 0.001). There was no difference
>>>in Bishop score between women who had sex in the previous week and those
>>>who had not. After adjusting for the effect of time, those who were
>>>sexually active the previous week had Bishop scores that were, on
>>>average, lower by 0.26 compared with those who abstained.
>>>
>iated
>>>with ripening of the cervix and does not hasten labor.”
>>>
>>>This is important information for GPs re this oft-enquired-about area
>s
>better may
>>>feel more inclined towards sexual activity and there is an issue re the
>>>accuracy of responses. The findings of this study should not be used as
>>>an example of the potential misapplication of EBM by partners: the study
>>>does not recommend all pregnant women engage in sexual activity in the
>>>last few weeks of pregnancy.
>>>
>>>Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006;107:1310-1314. © 2006 by The American
>>>College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
>>>Sexual Intercourse at Term and Onset of Labor, Jonathan Schaffir, MD.
>>>
>>>Category W. Pregnancy/Childbirth/Family Planning, X. Female Genital
>>>System, Breast, Y. Male Genital System . Keywords: sexual activity,
>>>term, onset, labor, cohort study
>>>Synopsis edited by Dr Stephen Wilkinson, Melbourne. Posted on Global
>>>Family Doctor 5 July 2006
>>>
>>>--
>>>Anna Meenan, MD
>>>
>>--
>>JFields, RN, BSN
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Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA
