The nurse cautions the patient who is taking Danocrine (danazol), an androgenic steroid, for the treatment of menorrhagia, that she should be prepared for the side effect of:
1. heavier menses.
2. virilization.
3. acne-like skin eruptions.
4. anemia.
2
Androgenic steroids cause virilization. The distressing signs are a deepening voice, devel-opment of chest hair, coarsening of the skin, clitoral enlargement, and hot flashes. Many pa-tients reject the drug on the basis of these side effects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: 1042, Drug Therapy table OBJ: 10
TOP: Androgenic Steroid Therapy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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