A female patient in menopause asks why estrogen levels change during and after menopause. What should the nurse explain about estrogen in a postmenopausal woman?
A) Conversion of androstenedione to estrone occurs in the skin and fatty tissue
B) Secretion of estradiol and complementary progesterone from the adrenal glands
C) Synthesis by the ovarian follicles in response to gonadotropic hormone stimulation
D) Coenzyme action in the parathyroid gland prompted by stimulation from the thyroid
A
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When the ovaries decline in function, most estrogen is obtained through the conversion of androstenedione to estrone in the skin and adipose tissue. The other choices do not explain the hormone estrogen in the postmenopausal patient.
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