Purpose: to determine the profile epidemiologist and clinical aspects of women in the
climateric. Methods: a description cross-sectional study of 200 women after menopause age
between 40 and 60 years was carried out at the Climacterium Outpatient Clinic Fundação
Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará (FSCM-PA) from May to August of 2011. Women with
less had been excluded than 40 and more than 60 years of age and not acceptance in
participating of the study. For the collection data structuralized questionnaire was used and
previously tested. The data had been analyzed by test t Student, as well as the qui-square and
accurate of Fischer. Resulted: the menopause occurred on average to the 44,57 years. Sexual
activity was related by 69,2% of the interviewed ones, amongst these, 74,8% had after
informed the occurrence of change in the sexual relation after the menopause, as loss of the
libido, drying vaginal and dispareunia. In 55,3% of the cases the menopause occurred of
spontaneous form; e in excessively, had the surgical procedure (Hysterectomy or
Hysterectomy + Ooforectomy), in function of pelvic pathology of base, being the main
uterine leiomyoma. 52.5% of the interviewed ones had alleged to be carrying through
hormone therapy, due symptom (s) attributed to the climacteric, are they psychological and/or
vasomotors. The used medication hormonal therapy sufficiently was diversified and had been
few the cases of collateral effect. The majority of the patients carried through complementary
examinations (Mammograms- 87,6%; Oncotic colpocitology- 100% and Transvaginal
ulstrasonography- 88,6%) before the beginning of the accomplishment of the hormone
therapy, as well as in the accompaniment of the therapy. Many interviewed had pathology
associated with the climateric, being the main a Sistemic Arterial Hypertension presented for
27,5% of patients. But 27% had disclosed to exert physical activity and few had declared use
9 tobacco (7.5%) and/or use alcohol (17%). Conclusions: The climacteric is a continuous
process of expansion due to the progressive aging of the population because of this the study
presented here aimed to better conduct these patients focusing on their welfare. With the same
focus of the clinic Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará showed enough competence to an
approach to these patients about their symptoms, conduct, conducting laboratory tests to
evaluate them, and the introduction of hormone therapy when necessary. Menopause is
multifactorial phenomenon, including cultural due to be highly variable and complex.
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