A client who is postmenopausal confides in the nurse about pain experienced during intercourse. The nurse would instruct the client to:
1. Avoid intercourse.
2. Use vaginal lubricants during intercourse.
3. Tolerate this problem because it is a normal part of aging.
4. Decrease the frequency of intercourse to decrease the pain.
2. Use vaginal lubricants during intercourse.
Rationale:
It is not uncommon for a postmenopausal female to report painful intercourse, which 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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