The Instant Diagnosis 9




A 54-year-old woman complains of insomnia and depression. she states that her last menstrual period (LMP) was 2 years ago.
Her physician suggests that she should begin cyclic estrogen therapy, which should provide all of the following benefits except

( A ) prevention of cardiovascular disease
( B ) improvement of urinary frequency and stress urinary incontinence (SUl)
( C ) prevention of endometrial hyperplasia
( D ) an elevation of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels
( E ) prevention of osteoporosis

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