[The attitude of the woman in menopause and its influence on the climacteric]

To determine the attitude of the woman's attitude before of menopause an her relation with the climacteric symptom. Descriptive transversal, observational study through of survey structured to 425 patients in age of 50 years over, that attended to gynecology of May 1997 to July 1998, with natural menopause and antecedent of hormonoterapy for but of a year. It being investigated menopause age, at this moment appears 25 climacteric symptoms in agree to literature. Group A: patient's with positive attitude as compared to the menopause (180). The average age was 54.4 years and the age, which appears the menopause was 47.4 years. Group B: patient with negative attitude as compared the menopause (245). The average age of the patients was 53.2 years and the menopause age of 46.7 years. 57.6% of the patients expressed unfavorable concepts about the menopause. The frequent symptoms were fatigue, irritability, instability emotional, and depression. The have p > 0.001 in patient with negative attitude. The negative predisposition of the patient before the menopause favors the frequently of psychological symptoms.