A patient with osteopenia asks a nurse about the benefits of hormone therapy in preventing osteoporosis. Which statement by the nurse is correct?
a. "Estrogen can help reverse bone loss."
b. "Hormone therapy increases bone resorp-tion."
c. "Hormone therapy does not decrease fracture risk."
d. "When hormone therapy is discontinued, bone mass is quickly lost."
D
Benefits of HT for patients with osteopenia are not permanent; bone loss resumes when HT is discontinued. HT does not reverse bone loss that has already occurred. HT reduces bone resorp-tion. HT can decrease fracture risk by a small amount.
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