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According to the textbook, in 2002, the Women's Health Initiative study provided results that changed the recommendations about hormone replacement therapy. These results showed that
 
  a. the dosage of hormones that women had been taking was too low.
  b. women with an intact uterus should take only estrogen, and not progestin.
  c. the benefits of both estrogen and progestin were so clear-cut that women should begin hormone replacement therapy within one year after menopause.
  d. the combination of estrogen and progestin slightly increased the risk of heart disease, contrary to earlier research showing a decreased risk with those hormones.

Question 2

Hormone replacement therapy usually involves
 
  a. taking hormones in conjunction with psychotherapy to help cope with the problems of menopause.
  b. taking hormones in conjunction with weight-bearing exercise.
  c. taking progestin together with estrogen.
  d. taking estrogen by itself.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C



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