Abstract
Objective: To analyze women's perception of sexuality during menopause. Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive, field study with a quantitative quali approach. The research was carried out in a Reference Center for the Elderly (CRI), a public service, located in the municipality of Juazeiro do Norte - CE. Participated in the research elderly women who are being regularly monitored by the CRI and aged 60 years or over. For data collection, a self-structured semi-structured interview on the topic was used, conducted in the period 2019.2, covering 18 samples, submitted to Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: With the data obtained, we evaluated that many elderly women do not recognize menopause as a physiological process, and it is noticeable that the process of changes in menopause, aging and the lack of information had a negative and significant impact in decreasing sexuality in the elderly. Conclusion: Thus, sexuality in menopause is an important and intimate subject, therefore few women are prepared to experience it, however nursing has several possibilities to carry out actions with this public, aiming at greater visibility and promotion of quality of life.