O climatério no contexto da estratégia de saúde da família

Abstract

This paper examines the importance of menopause women's health, considering that demographic changes highlights a growing female population with corresponding age group for that period, and that primary care has been the SUS restructuring mainstay, from family health strategy, which values the whole individual in a familiar context and under social, political and economic influences. From primary care goal and working with family health strategy, this work reflects the attention to the climacteric in the family health strategy, the responsible individuals behavior and emphasize this care importance for these womens lives. For that, we performed a literature review about the subject including published studies between 2001 and 2009. Menopause is a transition phase and brings several considerations, most times unknown to women and they must be highlighted and known by health professionals promoting health and life quality for this phase users of SUS service. Some women are unaware of this term and do not associate climacteric neurogenic, psychogenic, metabolic, breast, urogenital, articular and teguments manifestations. This period may be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms, from changes in some functions of the female body. Symptoms increase the demand in health units, and often are vague complaints without organic cause; however, persistent. Therefore, due to doctors and other professional unknowing, women are labeled as poly complainers for consultations, often whit no reasons. They seek to understand and be understood by their families and health professional, which often are not prepared, facing complaints and diseases. However, it is required to provide care our population real needs, always seeking solution, with qualified care that values the link between user and health care team.