Vida sexual pós-menopausa no grupo da melhor idade do município de Piranhas-GO

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Sexuality is currently recognized as one of the pillars of quality of life, and its approach is increasingly valued. The climacteric is a phase of the woman's life, which passes from the fertile period to the non-fertile period, which occurs between 40 and 65 years. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to verify the sexual life of women of the best age group in the city of Piranhas-Go who are in the postmenopausal period, and to identify the factors related to sexuality that interfere in the quality of life of these women . METHODOLOGY: The study was carried out with elderly women who are in the postmenopausal period, members of the group named "Best Age" in the city of Piranhas-GO. The questionnaire Sexual Quotient - Female Version (QS-F) was applied, which is an instrument that evaluates the various domains of sexual activity of women (desire, excitement, orgasm and their respective psychophysical correlates), and is composed of ten self-responsible questions. RESULTS: A total of 40 women aged 52-90 years, mean age = 67 years, median = 67 and standard deviation = 8.9 were invited to the study, where 31.43% of the women were widowed, 31.43% were single, 25, 72% are married and 11.43% are divorced among them 97.15% of them are illiterate. The results were: 40% of the volunteers had an "uncomfortable to regular" performance, and only 20% "good to excellent". CONCLUSION: We conclude that the percentage of women who feel uncomfortable sexual intercourse is large, with 40% of the 35 women who answered the questionnaire (QS-F), and only 20% of those women are satisfied with their sexual relations.