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If a client has chronic renal failure, which of the following sexual complications is the client at risk of developing?

  • A. retrograde ejaculation
  • B. decreased plasma testosterone
  • C. hypertrophy of testicles
  • D. state of euphoria
Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Untreated chronic renal failure causes decreased testosterone levels, atrophy of testicles, and decreased spermatogenesis. Retrograde ejaculation is not a complication of chronic renal failure. It is a complication of transurethral resection of the prostate. In chronic renal failure, the testicles atrophy; they do not hypertrophy. Chronic renal failure produces a state of depression, not euphoria.