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The Catholic nuns' cultural values and beliefs and technological, religious/ philosophical, kinship/social, political/legal, educational, and economic factors were perceived to influence their perimenopausal perceptions, experiences, and health care. They perceived that they did not have concerns related to sexual activity, childbearing, childrearing, and a spouse's response. They also perceived that they had better access to health care and information related to perimenopause. Perimenopausal perceptions and experiences may vary across cultures, but also among subgroups and individuals within a culture.","abstract_html":"This study was designed to explore the perimenopausal phenomenon in Catholic nuns. A general interview guide was used to obtain the postmenopausal reflections of the perimenopausal experience. The study revealed that except for a few individual variations, the perimenopausal symptoms of Catholic nuns are similar to those reported by women in other studies. 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