NEPOMUCENO, R. C. et al. Esterilização tubária e representação do feminino: aspectos anteriores à realização da cirurgia [Tubal sterilization and representation of feminine: aspects prior to surgery]. Psicol. Hosp. São Paulo, v.10, n. 2, jul. 2012.
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The changes in the speech about sexuality allowed women to choose maternity instead of having it as an obligation. Objective: identify the representation of the feminine, verifying the conscious and unconscious expectations of alterations of life after surgical tubal sterilization. Sample: 20 pregnant women and 16 men. One semi-conducted interview and the Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure were carried out. The interviews showed that 20% of the women and 19% of the men believed that there would be a body change; 30% of the women and 38% of the men reported believing that women who cannot have kids are marginalized by society. The Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure revealed that, in most individuals, the unconscious representation of the feminine is directly associated with reproduction.