CONHECIMENTO DAS MULHERES E DOS HOMENS REFERENTE AO CLIMATÉRIO E MENOPAUSA.

Objective: to know the that women and men with a labor or student bond of the Federal University of São João del-Rei, Campus Central-West, know about the climacteric and menopause. Method: a unique case study, with a qualitative approach and based on the technique of Critical Discourse Analysis. The survey counted on 43 participants, being 15 women and 28 men. Results: the distinction between the phases of female life understood by the climacteric and the menopause is not always clear to the participants, being unknown, especially, by the male participants. In addition, it is a time when women complain of various symptoms, both biological and psychological. Conclusion: there is a lag in women's knowledge regarding such periods. Men's total ignorance of the climacteric is noted, and few know what menopause is. In view of the above, it is evident the need for further studies that seek to explore the menopausal / climacteric theme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]