Hormone Replacement Therapy · NCLEX Exam

What is the correct guidance regarding the duration of hormone therapy use for a woman on estrogen therapy?

  1. Hormone therapy may safely be continued indefinitely in essentially all women
  2. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest appropriate duration
  3. Treatment duration is irrelevant as long as menopausal symptoms persist
  4. Progressively higher doses become necessary with each year of treatment
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Correct answer: Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest appropriate duration

Guidelines recommend hormone therapy be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration that meets treatment objectives, with periodic reassessment.

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