Postpartum Recovery: Healing, Sex, Hormones, and Fertility
Postpartum recovery is the physical, hormonal, emotional, and sexual healing process after childbirth and may continue for weeks or months.
Postpartum recovery is the physical, hormonal, emotional, and sexual healing process after childbirth and may continue for weeks or months.
Childbirth is the process in which a baby leaves the uterus through vaginal birth or cesarean surgery, followed by delivery of the placenta and postpartum recovery.
Birth is the process in which a baby leaves the uterus through vaginal delivery or cesarean surgery, marking the end of pregnancy and beginning of postpartum recovery.
OASIS are severe childbirth tears involving the anal sphincter muscles and may affect bowel control, pelvic-floor function, healing, and sexual comfort.
A perineal tear is an injury between the vaginal opening and anus that commonly occurs during childbirth and may affect skin, muscles, or the anal sphincter.