The nurse advised the wife of a man who is receiving treatment with a testosterone cream to report any assessment findings of virilization. The patient would report which findings?
1. Increased oiliness of the skin
2. Increased hair growth on the upper lip
3. Deepening of the voice
4. Regression of the clitoris
5. Reduced menstrual flow
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Oily skin is a finding associated with virilization.
Rationale 2: Hirsutism is a finding associated with virilization.
Rationale 3: Deepening of the voice is a finding associated with virilization.
Rationale 4: Enlargement of the clitoris is a finding associated with virilization.
Rationale 5: Reduction of menstrual flow is a finding associated with virilization.
Global Rationale: Oily skin, hirsutism, deepening of the voice, and reduction of menstrual flow are findings associated with virilization. Enlargement of the clitoris is a finding associated with virilization.
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