Histerectomía: la experiencia de no tener útero para un grupo de mujeres chilenas / Meaning that hysterectomy has by a group of hysterectomized Chilean women
Antecedentes El útero ha sido descrito como un símbolo de femineidad, sexualidad y reproducción por lo que su extracción conlleva una serie de significados para la mujer.
Estudio cualitativo realizado en 52 mujeres histerectomizadas. Para la recolección de los datos se utilizaron entrevistas en profundidad y grupos focales.
It were identified 6 dimensions previous symptoms, sense of wellness of not having uterus, beliefs and myths, the meaning of uterus and surgery, fear and sexuality. Hysterectomy only like a diseasesolution would be and slanted vision about the reality that the woman live, and therefore moved away of the needs that they and their partners have.
Conclusion:
The health care professionals must understand the complex process that means her to assume herself like hysterectomized woman...