Will vaginal delivery cause looseness in the vagina?

In our lives, we all know that the female vagina has the function of contraction, but there are still many women who think that their vagina will become loose after giving birth. Because during the process of female childbirth, the fetus is very large, so when the fetus is born, the female vagina will be stretched larger, and then when having sex with a boy, it is likely that there will be no feeling. So, will normal childbirth really make the vagina loose?

Medical research shows that the vagina is a highly expandable tubular organ, through which the fetus can pass smoothly and the anatomical structure of the vagina can recover normally after delivery. Although natural childbirth will squeeze the vagina and cause a certain degree of relaxation, it will not affect sexual life. This adverse consequence may occur if the baby gives birth repeatedly. But now most families in China only have one child, so the damage to the vagina is minimal. Some women feel that their vaginas are much looser after resuming their sexual life. This is due to the changes in hormones in the body during pregnancy, especially the increase in progesterone, which relaxes the muscles throughout the body to facilitate the smooth delivery of the fetus. As women age, vaginal relaxation is a physiological phenomenon and will not be aggravated by having one or two children.

Sexologists say that in terms of the quality of sex life, the biggest factor in achieving a happy level of sexual satisfaction is actually not the width of the vagina in its natural state, but the strength of the vaginal contraction during orgasm, which mainly depends on the contraction strength of the pelvic floor muscles. Although cesarean section can keep the vaginal space smaller, it is also difficult to achieve sexual happiness without the contraction force. Natural childbirth provides such a natural exercise process. When women give birth naturally, their vaginal muscles expand and then contract, which naturally makes them stronger. For children, after being squeezed through the birth canal, they are less likely to suffer from hand-brain coordination disorders. What really affects a couple’s sex life after childbirth is depression and extreme sleepiness.

Of course, sometimes a huge fetus can tear the vaginal mucosa, or even cause rupture of the pelvic floor muscles or uterine prolapse, or bulging of the anterior and posterior walls of the vagina. This situation can indeed affect sexual life, but it can be repaired through surgery, which can tighten the loose vagina and increase contraction force. This type of operation is not complicated and not very dangerous. It can be performed in any large regular hospital, and most mild lacerations will be repaired during delivery.

Finally, it should be pointed out that although modern medical science is advanced, accidents may still occur during caesarean section, such as anesthesia accidents, postoperative intestinal adhesions or poor wound healing, which will affect the recovery of the mother to varying degrees.