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Post‐surgical hormone replacement therapy: information needs of women
Author(s) -
LACK LESLEY,
HOLLOWAY IRMGARD M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1992.tb00426.x
Subject(s) - hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , feeling , anxiety , menopause , medicine , estrogen replacement therapy , hormone therapy , psychotherapist , nursing , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , cancer , breast cancer , testosterone (patch)
Summary• This study examines the feelings and thoughts of women who have received hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after a surgically induced menopause. • The paper outlines the patients' need for easily accessible information about HRT from professionals. Sometimes the information is not completely clear because of anxiety or misinterpretation. Women are also concerned about side‐effects. • Women feel that they can cope better if they understand why certain treatments are carried out, and if they have an informed choice about their method of treatment.