A 54-Year-Old Woman Who Has Just Completed Menopause Is in the Clinic

A 54-year-old woman who has just completed menopause is in the clinic today for a yearly physical examination.Which of the following should the nurse include in patient education?

A) A postmenopausal woman is not at any greater risk for heart disease than a younger woman is.
B) A postmenopausal woman should be aware that she is at increased risk for dyspareunia because of decreased vaginal secretions.
C) A postmenopausal woman has only stopped menstruating;there really are no other significant changes that she should be concerned with.
D) A postmenopausal woman is likely to have difficulty with sexual pleasure as a result of drastic changes in the female sexual response cycle.