Introduction:

The sexual, biological and psychosocial characteristics of women with physiological menopause in the climacteric and menopause consultation are not known. This information is important to carry out health promotion actions.

Objective:

To determine the most frequent sexual, biological and psychosocial characteristics in climacteric women.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 300 climacteric women with confirmed physiological menopause. Age (grouped in 40-44, 45-49 and more than 49 years), time of menopause (grouped in less than 3 years, 3-5 years, 6-10 years and more than 10 years), presence of genitourinary affections, physical, psychosocial and sexual symptoms.

Results:

Women older than 49 years (56%) predominated with 33.4% of 3 to 5 years of menopause, 6.7% of genitourinary atrophy, symptoms of hot flashes 75%, bone pain, 70%, depression-anxiety and dryness vaginal, 50%; 45% of sexual dissatisfaction and difficulty in making decisions, 40% with difficulties in communication with the partner and disinterest, 38.6% had a decrease in sexual desire, while 16% increased their sexual desire.

Conclusions:

The climacteric women studied were older than 49 years, with menopause between 3 and 5 years, with a low percentage of genitourinary atrophy, with hot flashes, bone pain, vaginal dryness, depression, anxiety, difficulty in partner communication and decreased desire sexual.

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