ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2018
Sexual Disharmony in Menopausal Women and Their Husband: A Qualitative Study of Reasons, Strategies, and Ramifications.
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- The mind, body, sexuality triangle in the postmenopausal period: evaluation of menopausal attitude, depression, and sexual life quality.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Saudi Women's Experiences of Sexual and Relational Changes During the Menopause Transition.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- The relationship between spousal support, menopausal symptoms, and sexual attitudes in menopausal women: A cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Women's Experiences of Intimate and Sexual Relationships During Menopause: A Qualitative Synthesis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Review
- A Meta-Ethnography of Women's Intimate and Sexual Experiences Across the Menopause Continuum.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Women's experiences in the transition to menopause: a qualitative research.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- The impact of menopause on sexual function in women and their spouses.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Cultural Barriers Influencing Midwives' Sexual Conversation with Menopausal Women.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2018Article
- The Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms and its Association with Marital Relationship in Perimenopausal Women of Eastern India.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
- Perceived Sexual Health Needs of Older Women: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
- The Effect of Menopause on the Sexual Functions and Marital Adjustment of the Spouses.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe goal of this study was to explore perceptions and experiences of general practitioners and midwives during sexual dialogue with menopausal women.
methodsIn a descriptive exploratory qualitative study, 13 midwives and 12 general practitioners were selected using a semi-structured interview and purposive sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using qualitative content analysis adopted by Graneheim and Lundman.
resultsThrough data analysis "sexual disharmony" emerged as a central theme, which included three categories of reasons, strategies, and ramifications of sexual disharmony. Reasons for sexual disharmony included subcategories of aging and health related-problems, marital problems, and stereotypical perceptions regarding menopause and sexuality and daily concerns. Strategies used by couples to address sexual disharmony consisted of changing roles and values, pretending to reach orgasm, suppressing sexual desire, meeting sexual needs of husbands in accordance with religious rules, seeking help of peers, seeking friends or traditional medicine and health providers, seeking a help charmer, engaging in sex with other women to fulfill sexual needs, pretending to be moody to alleviate sexual tension. Sexual disharmony may lead to spending money on a prostitute instead of engaging in sex out of wedlock or a surge in social pathologies such as sexually transmitted disease.
conclusionsHealthcare providers must be aware of various sexual behavior of menopausal women and their husbands when they detect sexual disharmony in their patients. Results of this study can facilitate development of restricted guidelines for sexual discussion with menopausal women.
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