2016
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1017430
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Men’s perceptions and attitudes toward their wives experiencing menopause

Abstract: In this study, we explore men's perceptions, experiences, and attitudes toward wives experiencing natural menopause. We interviewed 20 men using the oral history method. Descriptive categories of experiences, such as misconceptions about menopause overcome through coexistence and recognition of women's perspectives; recognition of women's needs and efforts to provide support; coping with changes in marital relations and need to start a new time in couple's life; and existence of several needs as husbands of wo… Show more

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“…Similar findings were reported by researchers who studied the climacteric period from the perspective of men, in which dialogue was cited as a strategy for understanding the symptomatology of this period, as well as for maintaining the complicity and intimacy of the couple (6,13,16) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 77%
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“…Similar findings were reported by researchers who studied the climacteric period from the perspective of men, in which dialogue was cited as a strategy for understanding the symptomatology of this period, as well as for maintaining the complicity and intimacy of the couple (6,13,16) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 77%
“…Lower sexual desire, from the perspective of the male gender, was related in a study to the loss of erotic attraction generated by the daily routine, as well as to the mutual distancing between the couple, which according to the study participants, was a normal stage of a long-term relationship and a natural event in the aging process (13) . Furthermore, there is a correlation between lower sexual desire and the cultural idea of men that women lose femininity after the cessation of menstruation, which is another important factor to consider (16,19) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
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