You Are Having a Very Honest and Open Conversation with a Middle-Aged

question 68

Multiple Choice

You are having a very honest and open conversation with a middle-aged female friend who shares that she has recently gone through menopause and that she is having several sexual and physical symptoms. Which of the following would be the best advice you can give her?

• A) ​Maintain an active sex life, as this will help reduce some of the problems you're experiencing.
• B) ​Take a good long hiatus from sex, as such activity only enhances these symptoms.
• C) ​Make sure to keep using contraception, as the risk of becoming pregnant actually increases for several months after menopause.
• D) ​Ask your doctor for medications designed to reduce estrogen in your system, as many of these symptoms are probably caused by an overabundance of this hormone.

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