A influência da menopausa sobre a sexualidade e práticas preventivas na terceira idade.

Abstract

A woman experiences during its life cycle two important stages , perimenopause and menopause. Due to increasing longevity and facilities of modern life , the elderly comes rediscovering experiences , one being sex , making your life more enjoyable . However, unsafe sexual practices did make the elderly more vulnerable to being contaminated with HIV / AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Infections . Thus, this research aims : to know the experiences , health practices and satisfaction of the elderly regarding sexuality during menopause . This is a study exploratory , descriptive , qualitative approach , which included the participation of 13 elderly women in menopause and who had active sex life . Had the backdrop of the Basic Health Unit Dr. Vital Rolim , Cajazeiras -PB . We used a semi-structured interview . The analysis of data was performed to interpret the content of the verbal reports and their organization by separating the subjects to be grouped into categories , thus following the technique of content analysis . The results were analyzed according to relevant literature . The research followed the Resolution 466/12 of the National Health Results showed that sex before menopause stage were normal in seven and older changed due to symptoms . Most participants said they did not have sex very frequently , compared with the period of youth. With regard to sexual satisfaction , six elderly women said they feel sexually satisfied , while one said that their satisfaction was regular and the other six said they feel dissatisfied . The results showed that all felt any symptoms at menopause that varied in intensity and diversity. Among the predominant symptoms were reported vasomotor symptoms like restlessness, vaginal dryness and hot flashes or hot flushes ; neuropsychiatric such as irritation, nervousness and melancholy. Among women was limited as the knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and not using condoms as a preventive measure . It is considered that this study encourages the continuation of other research on the subject , considering its importance to the health of the elderly woman in the current context and health professionals act offering guidance and health promotion of this clientele .