A 65-year-old male, although he is having painful symptoms related to a benign enlargement of the prostate, refuses to consider a prostatectomy because he fears that the surgery will make him impotent. What information can the nurse provide as reassurance?
A) A prostatectomy will enhance sexual function.
B) New techniques for a prostatectomy do not damage nerves.
C) The prostate has nothing to do with erection or seminal fluid production.
D) Impotence following a prostatectomy is entirely psychological.
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