A client who is postmenopausal confides in the nurse about pain experienced during intercourse. What should the nurse instruct the client to do?
A) Use vaginal lubricants during intercourse.
B) Avoid intercourse.
C) Tolerate this problem because it is a normal part of aging.
D) Decrease the frequency of intercourse to decrease the pain.
Answer: A
It is not uncommon for a postmenopausal female to report painful intercourse that is related to a decrease in vaginal lubrication. Vaginal lubricants can be very effective in reducing the pain experienced during intercourse. Although this is a normal change of aging, clients do not have to tolerate the discomfort. Avoidance and decreasing frequency of intercourse would not resolve the problem for the client. It is stereotypical to assume the client would have less of a desire for intercourse at an older age.
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