2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42302005000500018
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O significado da retirada do útero para as mulheres: um estudo qualitativo

Abstract: The interviewed women accepted a number of myths about the consequences that removal of their uterus would have on their lives. These myths are related to the social identity of the gender and to a lack of knowledge about their body its organs and functions.

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“…Furthermore, the introjection of these myths can even affect the way in which the women experience their own surgery. 2 The reports allow the elucidation of how the removal of the uterus is conceived and disseminated in the social environment. All the women reported concerns regarding the removal of the organ, in view of the reproductive meaning assigned to it, which reflects the social construct of femininity.…”
Section: ] I've Heard Of Cases Of Marriages That Ended Because Of Thmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Furthermore, the introjection of these myths can even affect the way in which the women experience their own surgery. 2 The reports allow the elucidation of how the removal of the uterus is conceived and disseminated in the social environment. All the women reported concerns regarding the removal of the organ, in view of the reproductive meaning assigned to it, which reflects the social construct of femininity.…”
Section: ] I've Heard Of Cases Of Marriages That Ended Because Of Thmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 In Brazil, it is estimated that about 300,000 women annually receive a recommendation for hysterectomy and need to perform it. 2 The performance of such surgery may involve not only the concern of the women regarding the surgery itself, but also their expectations with regard to the hysterectomy, to the postoperative experience, and to the reasons, beliefs and meanings attributed to the uterus. It is estimated that this variety is due to the fact that this organ is considered important for the performance of the social role of the women: motherhood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Algumas mulheres manifestam preocupação pela possível infidelidade dos maridos, pois com ideias de se sentirem frígidas, sem capacidade de dar e sentir prazer passam a acreditar que seu parceiro pode deixar de vê-las como mulheres. Essa situação está relacionada ao processo psíquico de construção de mitos, os quais estão ligados à identidade social de gênero e à falta de conhecimento sobre o corpo, os órgãos e suas funções (7) . Por outro lado, é fundamental enfatizar que, para algumas mulheres, muitas vezes a histerectomia constitui a solução de um problema, pois proporciona o alívio dos sintomas decorrentes da patologia -na maioria dos casos, os miomas (4) .…”
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“…Historicamente, desde a antiguidade, esse órgão vem sendo associado a algo sagrado do corpo feminino, embora as mulheres, muitas vezes, só se dêem conta de sua existência, quando precisam engravidar ou retirá-lo. 1 Atualmente, inúmeras são as investigações que se dedicam à histerectomia. [2][3][4][5] Do ponto de vista quantitativo, no Brasil, a cada ano, cerca de 300 mil mulheres recebem a indicação de histerectomia e necessitam de cirurgia.…”
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