TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sexual Health and Nursing Approaches in Menopausal Period
AB  - 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.
AU  - DEMIRTAS HICYILMAZ, Basak
AU  - KAYBANDIOĞLU, Esma
DO  - 10.5152/jern.2021.08068
PY  - 2022
JO  - Journal of education and research in nursing (Online)
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 2757-9204
SP  - 244
EP  - 249
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/529797
ER  -