A nurse who is visiting a seniors' wellness center is teaching a group of older adult women about sexual activity among older adults. Which of the following teaching points best captures the reality of sexual activity among older adults?
A)
"Androgen replacement therapy for older men can help resolve erectile function and low libido."
B)
"Cessation of estrogen production after menopause makes sexual activity rarely possible for older women."
C)
"You can expect the duration and intensity of sexual response to decrease with age."
D)
"With education, sexual pleasure and frequency can remain similar to that of younger adults."
Ans:
C
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Though sexual activity by no means ceases among older adults, the duration and intensity do normally decrease. Androgen replacement therapy for men is not yet an established treatment modality. In older women, estrogen production slows but does not cease following menopause. Sexual pleasure and frequency do not normally remain consistent with younger adults.
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