If you were to discuss hormone-replacement therapy with a well-informed gynecologist, which of the following statements would you be most likely to hear?
a. In general, health-care professionals do not recommend hormone-replacement therapy..
b. Health-care professionals are undecided about this topic, because no large-scale study has yet been conducted..
c. If a woman has a family history of heart problems, she should take hormone-replacement therapy; otherwise, she should not take this risk..
d. Hormone-replacement therapy helps to prevent breast cancer, but it increases the risk of hip fractures..
Question 2
Your text discusses the controversy over whether women should take hormones after menopause. Which of the following students best summarizes the research related to this question?
a. Rose: Although hormone replacement therapy relieves hot flashes, it increases the likelihood of osteoporosis, so it is no longer recommended..
b. Sophia: Hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of heart disease, but it increases the risk of breast cancer..
c. Dorothy: When estrogen is supplemented by progestin, health risks are almost completely eliminated..
d. Blanche: Recent research suggests that the health risks of hormone replacement therapy outweigh the benefits..
Informed Consent
Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
Hormone Activity
Couples Therapy
Mechanisms of hormone action