2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42302008000400013
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Depoimentos de mulheres sobre a menopausa e o tratamento de seus sintomas

Abstract: aarao@unicamp.br RESUMO OBJETIVO. Avaliar a percepção de um grupo de mulheres de Belo Horizonte (MG) sobre a menopausa e seu tratamento. MÉTODOS. Realizou-se análise secundária de dados de estudo populacional de corte transversal com 378 mulheres brasileiras natas, de 40 a 65 anos, com 11 anos ou mais de educação formal. Avaliaram-se os relatos escritos espontaneamente ao final de um questionário sobre sexualidade, entregue por auxiliares de pesquisa e auto-respondido anonimamente. As mulheres foram alocadas e… Show more

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“…In the current scenario in which indications for use are more restricted, it is surprising that women in more privileged situations tend to continue using HT for prolonged periods, after reaching 60 years of age and after 10 years of menopause when the risks seem to outweigh the benefits. [12][13][14] Studies conducted in Brazil [15][16][17][18][19][20][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and in France 34 confirmed this pattern in the early 2000s.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In the current scenario in which indications for use are more restricted, it is surprising that women in more privileged situations tend to continue using HT for prolonged periods, after reaching 60 years of age and after 10 years of menopause when the risks seem to outweigh the benefits. [12][13][14] Studies conducted in Brazil [15][16][17][18][19][20][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and in France 34 confirmed this pattern in the early 2000s.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In a study conducted by Valadares et al 41 with 378 women between the ages of 40 and 65, 16% reported that physicians feared to or lacked the confidence to prescribe hormone replacement therapy. On the other hand, men and women between the ages of 18 and 40 reportedly have a positive opinion of soy and soy products 42 and of the benefits of weight training 43,44 , but, according to Behrens et al 42 , still consume little soy or soy-derived compounds.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, the women's complaints about medical care were also observed. 16 According to Gomez,17 the main social value for the woman, and even her identity, has been defined in terms of her reproductive and attractive potential. Consequently, for many women there are difficulties in accepting aging, with the menopause as the first sign that this procreative potential is finishing.…”
Section: Factors Associated To Hiv Infection Raise In Climacteric Womenmentioning
confidence: 99%