My-Linh Nguyen, MD

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Dr Nguyen is a Fellow in the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Articles

Sexual health and function in pregnancy

Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD;My-Linh Nguyen, MD;Jenny Mei, MD;Tamara Grisales, MD

August 1st 2017

Physiologic changes during pregnancy affect the body’s hormonal milieu as well as a woman’s sexual desires, responses, and practices. In this review, we discuss knowledge gaps, the physiology of the female sexual response during pregnancy, types of sexual activity during pregnancy, and existing literature on anatomic and physiologic changes by trimester and postpartum.