Brenda Has Gone Through Menopause in Recent Months

question 135

Multiple Choice

Brenda has gone through menopause in recent months. Which of the following physical changes to her genitalia should not be occurring?

• A) ​a decrease in vaginal lubrication
• B) ​a receding of the clitoris
• C) ​a shrinking and/or thinning of the vaginal walls
• D) ​a shrinking of the external genitalia

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Definitions:

Adaptive Thermogenesis

The process through which the body adjusts its metabolism in response to changes in the environment or dietary intake to maintain or regulate body temperature and energy balance.

Famine

A severe scarcity of food leading to widespread hunger and a significant increase in mortality rates.

Homeostasis

The process by which biological systems maintain stability and equilibrium within their internal environment despite external changes.

Prenatally

Pertaining to the period or development that occurs before birth.