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elizabeth18

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A couple who has been attempting to become pregnant for 5 years is seeking assistance from an infertility clinic. The nurse assesses the clients' emotional responses to their infertility. Which of the following responses would the nurse expect to find?
 
  (Select all that apply.)
  a. Anger at others who have babies.
  b. Feelings of failure because they cannot make a baby.
  c. Sexual excitement because they want to conceive a baby.
  d. Guilt on the part of one partner because he or she is unable to give the other a baby.

Question 2

Which of the following places a couple at higher risk for conceiving a child with a genetic abnormality? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Maternal age over 35 years
  b. Partner who has a genetic disorder
  c. Maternal type 1 diabetes
  d. Paternal heart disease



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: a, b, d
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a. Infertile couples often feel anger toward couples who have babies.
b. Infertile couples often express feelings of personal failure.
c. Infertile couples undergoing infertility testing and treatment often express an aversion to sex.
d. Guilt is often expressed by the couple.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a, b
Fertility decreases after 35 years. A partner contributes half of the chromosomal makeup, and genetic disorders can be inherited. Maternal diabetes can have an effect on the fetus/neonate, such as causing complications such as macrosomia and hypoglycemia, but these are not genetic disorders. Paternal heart disease can place the neonate at risk for heart disease later in life, but this is not referred to as a genetic disorder, such as is trisomy 21 and hemophilia.



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