Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period

DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ, Basak; KAYBANDIOĞLU, Esma

doi:10.5152/jern.2021.08068

Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period

Başak DEMİRTAŞ HİÇYILMAZ, (Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü Hemşirelik, Ankara, Türkiye)

Esma KAYBANDIOĞLU (Kastamonu Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Journal of education and research in nursing (Online)

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 244 - 249 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5152/jern.2021.08068 İndeks Tarihi: 04-07-2022

Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period

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The aim of this review is to reveal the effects of changes occurring during the menopausal period on sexual health and nursing approaches to it. During this period, changes in vasomotor, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular system, and skin and body perception are observed. As a result of these changes, decreased sexual desire and motivation, coital difficulty, dyspareunia, vaginismus, avoidance of sexual intercourse, libido, orgasm, and lubrication problems may occur. Education, which includes regular and balanced nutrition, adequate sleep and rest, regular physical activity, Kegel exercises, and communication with a partner, is among the important nursing approaches to improving sexual health. Upon the increase in life expectancy, since women spend a third of their lives in the menopausal period, approaches to improving sexual health during this period will contribute to improving the quality of their life.

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APA	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ B, KAYBANDIOĞLU E (2022). Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. , 244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
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APA	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ B, KAYBANDIOĞLU E (2022). Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. Journal of education and research in nursing (Online), 19(2), 244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
Chicago	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ Basak,KAYBANDIOĞLU Esma Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. Journal of education and research in nursing (Online) 19, no.2 (2022): 244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
MLA	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ Basak,KAYBANDIOĞLU Esma Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. Journal of education and research in nursing (Online), vol.19, no.2, 2022, ss.244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
AMA	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ B,KAYBANDIOĞLU E Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. Journal of education and research in nursing (Online). 2022; 19(2): 244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
Vancouver	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ B,KAYBANDIOĞLU E Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period. Journal of education and research in nursing (Online). 2022; 19(2): 244 - 249. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
IEEE	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ B,KAYBANDIOĞLU E "Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period." Journal of education and research in nursing (Online), 19, ss.244 - 249, 2022. 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
ISNAD	DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ, Basak - KAYBANDIOĞLU, Esma. "Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period". Journal of education and research in nursing (Online) 19/2 (2022), 244-249. https://doi.org/10.5152/jern.2021.08068