A nurse is discussing sexual health with a 74-year-old female resident of an assisted living facility. Which of the nurse's following teaching points should be included in the discussion?
A) "Because the vagina becomes drier and its lining thinner with age, sexual experiences are normally not possible.".
B) "A lot of changes occur with age, but most of these are chemical and hormonal rather than changes to body parts and structures.".
C) "There are many changes to your reproductive system that accompany normal aging, but none of them rules out the possibility of still having satisfying experiences sexually.".
D) "It's certainly possible for you to maintain a satisfying sexual relationship even though the hormones that affected you when you were younger no longer have an effect.".
C
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Numerous changes to the female reproductive system accompany age, though they do not rule out satisfying sexual experiences. Changes are anatomical in nature in addition to being chemical and hormonal and hormones continue to have an effect on the reproductive system when they are present.
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