RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 What are the factors that contribute to the development of sexual dysfunction in breastfeeding women? A systematic scoping review protocol JF BMJ Open JO BMJ Open FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group SP e022863 DO 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022863 VO 8 IS 8 A1 Miguel Fuentealba-Torres A1 Denisse Cartagena-Ramos A1 Juan Carlos Sierra A1 Lúcia Alves Lara A1 Sérgio Pires Okano A1 Thaís Zamboni Berra A1 Luana Seles Alves A1 Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite A1 Mellina Yamamura A1 Isília Aparecida Silva A1 Lucila Castanheira Nascimento A1 Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio YR 2018 UL http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/8/e022863.abstract AB Introduction Female sexual dysfunction is a public health problem. Evidence suggests that the population of nursing women is more vulnerable to the phenomenon due to breast feeding. Thus, this protocol was developed to explore the factors that contribute to the development of sexual dysfunction in breastfeeding women.Methods and analysis The systematic scoping review will be conducted in six stages, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols. The databases used will be: PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Science Direct, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The searches were made until 1 June 2018, and no retrospective time limit was used. For the organisation of the literature retrieved from the databases, the EndNote Basic manager will be used. The Cochrane model will be used for the data extraction. The analysis of the quantitative data will be carried out through descriptive statistics and the qualitative data will be submitted to thematic analysis. The methodological quality of the empirical studies will be evaluated using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.Ethics and dissemination As it will be a review study, without human involvement, there will be no need for ethical approval. The results will be disseminated in a scientific journal, as well as in various media, such as: conferences, seminars, congresses or symposia.