The nurse is helping an older female patient understand the difficulty of finding a sexual partner at this time in her life. What is generally true of the elderly population?
A) Most men and most women are still married
B) Most men are married and most women are widowed
C) Most men are widowers and most women are married
D) Most men are widowers and most women are widows
B
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A practical interference with sexual function in later life is the lack of a partner, particularly for older women. By 65 years of age, there are only 7 men to every 10 women; by 85 years of age, the ratio becomes 1 to 5 . Furthermore, there is a tendency for men to marry women younger than themselves; one-third of men older than 65 years of age have wives younger than 65 years of age; therefore, most older men are married and most older women are widowed.
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