The 45-Year-Old Client Reports That She Has No Interest in Sex

question 27

Multiple Choice

The 45-year-old client reports that she has no interest in sex and that she and her husband have not had intercourse in 16 years. How does the nurse interpret these assessment data?

• A) The woman's lack of sexual desire has resulted in impotence in her husband.
• B) If both partners share the same lack of desire, there is often not a problem.
• C) This couple is experiencing sexual dysfunction.
• D) This situation is so unnatural that some dysfunction is present.

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