A female client receiving fluoxymesterone for metastatic breast cancer is disturbed by the physical changes seen in her body
The nurse provides support to the client based on assessment of which of the following features the client is experiencing related to this therapy?
A) Deepening of the voice
B) Hypopigmentation of the skin
C) Decrease in clitoris size
D) Increase in body weight
Ans: A
Feedback:
Deepening of the voice may be seen as a feature of virilization following male hormone therapy in a female client. Virilization is the acquisition of male characteristics in the female. Other features of virilization include pigmentation, and not hypopigmentation, of the skin and an increase, not a decrease, in the size of the clitoris. An increase in body weight is not a sign of virilization. It may occur due to impaired nutrition of the body.
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