Climacteric Period and Its Implications in Sexuality

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Sibely dos
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Lima, Claudia Moreira de, Vicente, Jefferson Tennesse da Silva, Silvestre, Grasiela Cristina Silva Botelho, Neves, Hilton Giovani, Figueiredo, Sue Ellen Ferreira Modesto Rey de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/97

Abstract It aims to describe how women experience their sexuality during the climacteric peri od. It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, with semi structured interviews conducted at a Health Center located in the city of Tangará da Serra - MT. The participants w ere 10 women in the age group from 48 to 58 years - old. From the thematic analysis process of the obtained reports , three categories emerged: Most significant changes during the climacteric period , Factors that interfere i n sexuality and Perception of the woman about her self. The results point to some groupings of the recording unit which reveal that the partic ipants ’ majority perceived a decrease in their sexual activity. As for the factors that influence sexuality, the most outstanding ones were aging and the marital relationship. Regarding the exercise of sexuality, the factors were restricted to the physiolo gical changes caused by the climacteric period , and in relation to the perception of these women ab out themselves, the participants ’ majority showed a positive perception about themselves. It is concluded that it is important to develop health actions ai me d at women in the climacteric period to disseminate information for a better understanding of the subject and thus to live sexuality in a healthy way for everyone at any age/ period. Keywords : Sexuality; Climacteric Period; Wo men's Health.