Abstract

LUGONES BOTELL, Miguel; VALDES SANCHEZ, Saylí  and  PEREZ PINERO, Julia. Climaterio, familia y sexualidad. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1999, vol.15, n.2, pp. 134-139. ISSN 1561-3038.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of the whole female population aged 40-59 from the family physician´s office No. 16 of the"Jorge Ruis Ramírez" Polyclinic was conducted. An anonymous questionnarie was used through which the following varaibles were obtained: age, marital status, age at the appearance of menopause, some characteristics of sexuality and of the marital and family relations, and the main psychological symptoms. It was concluded that most of the patients had a steady partner, that there was incidence of psychic symptoms, and that anxiety, depression, irritability, as well as the disorders in the sexual sphere predominated mainly menopause. The commonest symptoms were: the avoidance of sexual relations, the reduction of sexual desire, the pain on penetration, and dissatisfaction. There were also alterations of the family relations due mainly to the lack of communication and to the arguments in both groups

Keywords : CLIMACTERIC [psychology]; MENOPAUSE [psychology]; SEXUALITY; FAMILY Y RELATIONS.

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