What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
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What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
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Discussion Topics, Chapter 40, Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
Discussion Topics
Learning Objective(s)
1. Ms. James is seen in the clinic today for evaluation of menopause symptoms. She is requesting hormone replacement therapy and reports currently taking a red clover herbal therapy.
a. What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
b. Many women use herbal or alternative therapies for treating adverse symptoms of menopause. What teaching will Ms. James need about combining herbal treatments and HRT?
2. Sally is 32 years old and considering using fertility drugs for pregnancy. She and her husband have been attempting to conceive for approximately a year. She is interested in learning about clomiphene (Clomid), which helped her sister conceive.
a. How does clomiphene improve a woman’s attempts to conceive?
b. What are the adverse effects associated with fertility drugs?
