A 23-Year-Old Client Who Is at 10 Weeks' Gestation with a First

question 22

Multiple Choice

A 23-year-old client who is at 10 weeks' gestation with a first pregnancy expresses worry over feeling no sexual desire for her spouse and asks if this is normal. How should the nurse respond?

• A) "That's unusual. Throughout a healthy pregnancy, sexual desire usually increases with each trimester."
• B) "That's unusual. Usually, there are minimal changes in sexual desire throughout a healthy pregnancy."
• C) "That sounds normal. In many cases, sexual desire decreases in the first trimester, but it increases again during the second trimester."
• D) "That sounds normal. During the first trimester, sexual desire often decreases; however, by the third trimester, sexual desire is usually greater than before pregnancy."

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