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The experience of the climacteric period for women without children

dc.contributor.authorMazzetto, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorMalu, Maria de Lourdes
dc.contributor.authorZezé, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorOrso, Lívia
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-29T15:19:15Z
dc.date.available2019-10-29T15:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The climacteric period is a phase of modifications in the ovarian function that presents psychic, endocrine and somatic changes. This phase has been the subject of few studies and it has been the target of several taboos for many years. Objectives: To understand the climacteric experience of women without children. Methods: Exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Ten women, without children, attended in the basic health network were interviewed. The analysis of data was based on the Thematic Analysis. Results: The following themes were developed based on the analysis: Feelings for not being mothers, Reasons for non-maternity and Forms of compensation. Conclusions: The knowledge on the climacteric experience of women without children made it possible to recognize and understand the feelings of frustration, impotence and failure for not being mothers. Family abandonment, loneliness, stigmatization, and the reduction of social interaction are present manifestations. However, there are those women that opt for non-maternity, privileging autonomy, professional lifept_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.29352/mill0210.02.00238pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/5779
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectClimacteric periodpt_PT
dc.subjectWomen’s healthpt_PT
dc.subjectInfertilitypt_PT
dc.subjectGender identitypt_PT
dc.subjectFemininitpt_PT
dc.titleThe experience of the climacteric period for women without childrenpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceViseupt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage30pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage21pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMilleniumpt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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