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Abstract
Background: The normal anatomical, physiological and emotional changes that occur during pregnancy impact pregnant woman’s whole life, including her sexual function and quality of life. The aim was to evaluate the effect of sexual health educational program on female sexual function during pregnancy. Design: a quasi- experimental design was used. Setting: This study conducted in Helwan General Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 240 pregnant women was recruited and equally divided into first, second and third trimester. Tools: two tools were used for data collection in this study, tool I was self – administered questionnaire to collect data about socio-economic characteristics, sexual health knowledge, effect of pregnancy on sexual function, sources of sexual health information during pregnancy as well as myths and misinformation related to sexuality during pregnancy tool II was female sexual function index (FSFI) which was a validated and reliable measure of female sexual function. Results: The study denoted that there was an improvement of pregnant women’s total score of knowledge at the post and follow-up test with statistically significant difference. Also, more than three quarter of the pregnant women at the post test had good sexual function than of pre test. Conclusion: Sexual health education during pregnancy was effective in enhancing pregnant women’s sexual knowledge, as well as sexual function during pregnancy. Recommendation: providing sexual health counseling during pregnancy as an essential part of routine antenatal care.