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CE Home > Women’s Health > NW0111 Hormone Replacement Therapy: What We Know Now
NW0111b · 1.0 hr
Hormone Replacement Therapy: What We Know Now
Authors: Katherine Shelby, RN, MSN, WHNP & Kim O’Hair, RNP, MSN

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Objectives

The Women’s Health Initiative found increased cases of cardiac events, strokes, venous thromboembolism and invasive breast cancers among women taking estrogen plus progestin. But cases of colorectal cancers and hip fractures declined. Photospin

The purpose of this program is to provide nurses with the latest findings about hormone and estrogen therapy and information they need to care for menopausal patients. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Discuss the findings of the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study follow-up and the Women's Health Initiative.
  • Discuss the risks associated with hormone replacement therapy.
  • Describe alternatives to hormone replacement therapy.
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