The Experiences of Menopause Through The Lens of Iranian Women: Content Analysis Study. 1

Abstract: Introduction: Menopause is an evolution that all women experienced it. It may make a number of changes biological, psychological, mental and social. The menopause is a natural event in this era which it can be viewed as a complex phenomenon. The aim of this study was women experience complications discovery in postmenopausal Iranian. Method: A qualitative design, based on the content analysis approach, was used for data collection and analysis of the experiences of menopause women in Iran. For data gathering, we used the semi-structured interview method and recorded the responses on audiotape. All of the interview contents were transcribed and then were coded. We interviewed fourteen menopause women, once the main leadership concepts were identified and information saturation was achieved, the interviews were discontinued. This study was approved by the research council affiliated with Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. Results: During the data analysis, four main themes emerged:"the beginning of new phase of life ", "removing restrictions and periodic challenges"," unsatisfying in sexual act " and " changing in the physical and mental health". The following narratives explain each theme by using common elements of descriptive words and quotations to expand and communicate the meaning of each theme. Conclusion: The result of this study shows Iranian women regard menopause as a natural event. But exposure to a new situations and deal with a phenomenon depend on the attitudes. So people reaction to the menopause is different