Which statement does the nurse recognize as being a myth about sex and the elderly?
A) Sexual responsiveness diminishes in old age.
B) Most women lose interest in sex after menopause.
C) Most men in their eighties achieve erections and are capable of intercourse.
D) An individual's sexual preferences and behaviors are the same in old age as in midlife.
B
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Sexual behaviors and preferences remain stable into old age, and elderly men are capable of intercourse. Although sexual responsiveness typically declines, many postmenopausal women gain a new interest in sex, possibly because they no longer have to fear an unwanted pregnancy or because they have more time and privacy with their children grown and gone.
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