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Repercussions in the lifestyle of oophorectomized women
Author(s) -
Franciely Maria Rodrigues de Lucena,
Kamila Nethielly Souza Leite,
Ester Missias Villaverde Antas,
Monalisa Lopes dos Santos Caldas,
Kilmara Melo de Oliveira Sousa,
Ana Karla Bezerra da Silva Lima,
Sheila Costa Rodrigues Silva,
Ana Paula Dantas da Silva,
Sílvia Ximenes Oliveira,
Erta Soraya Ribeiro César,
Thoyama Nadja Felix de Alencar Lima,
Talita Araújo de Souza,
Bruno Bezerra do Nascimento,
Joana D’arc Lyra Batista,
Francisca Elidivânia de Farias Camboim,
José Cleston Alves Camboim,
Anne Milane Formiga Bezerra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2010
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , quality of life (healthcare) , sexual life , pleasure , exploratory research , qualitative research , emotional stress , gerontology , gynecology , physical therapy , surgery , nursing , psychology , social science , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology
Objective: To identify the factors that led to hysterectomy, check the effect on the life of the woman after the procedure and understand the influence of hysterectomy on the quality of women's lives. Method: exploratory research with quantitative and qualitative approach, using the collective subject discourse technique, data collection occurred from January to February 2016, through semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The respondents were aged above 31 years, in 17.19% the cause that led to oopheroctomy was uterine leiomyoma. The age range for the procedure was 25-55 years, with prevalence among 36-45. 80.95% of women noticed changes after the procedure on quality of life with the presence of excessive heat, joint pain, weight gain, stress and decreased sexual pleasure, resulting in interference in sexual. Conclusion: there were negative changes after performing the hysterectomy interferes with quality of life of women interview.

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