A client who has diabetes with vascular complications and takes antihypertensives develops recent onset impotence. Which type of impotence do the client's symptoms suggest?
a. injury to the spermatic cord c. atonic
b. anatomic d. functional
C
Psychological factors, such as age-related concerns about sexual performance, may contribute to functional impotence. Atonic impotence may result from the use of prescribed medications, alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, or disease processes such as diabetes or vascular or neurological disorders. Anatomic disorders such as Peyronie's disease can also cause impotence.
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A. Decreases during labor B. Fluctuates during labor C. Increases during labor