Sexual Disharmony in Menopausal Women and Their Husband: A Qualitative Study of Reasons, Strategies, and Ramifications
Journal of Menopausal Medicine
;
: 41-49, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The goal of this study was to explore perceptions and experiences of general practitioners and midwives during sexual dialogue with menopausal women.METHODS:
In a descriptive exploratory qualitative study, 13 midwives and 12 general practitioners were selected using a semi-structured interview and purposive sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using qualitative content analysis adopted by Graneheim and Lundman.RESULTS:
Through data analysis “sexual disharmony” emerged as a central theme, which included three categories of reasons, strategies, and ramifications of sexual disharmony. Reasons for sexual disharmony included subcategories of aging and health related-problems, marital problems, and stereotypical perceptions regarding menopause and sexuality and daily concerns. Strategies used by couples to address sexual disharmony consisted of changing roles and values, pretending to reach orgasm, suppressing sexual desire, meeting sexual needs of husbands in accordance with religious rules, seeking help of peers, seeking friends or traditional medicine and health providers, seeking a help charmer, engaging in sex with other women to fulfill sexual needs, pretending to be moody to alleviate sexual tension. Sexual disharmony may lead to spending money on a prostitute instead of engaging in sex out of wedlock or a surge in social pathologies such as sexually transmitted disease.CONCLUSIONS:
Healthcare providers must be aware of various sexual behavior of menopausal women and their husbands when they detect sexual disharmony in their patients. Results of this study can facilitate development of restricted guidelines for sexual discussion with menopausal women.
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Assunto principal:
Orgasmo
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Patologia
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Comportamento Sexual
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Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas
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Envelhecimento
/
Menopausa
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Características da Família
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Estatística como Assunto
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Pessoal de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Menopausal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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