52 A case-control study seeks to identify long-term effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausalwomen...

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52 A case-control study seeks to identify long-term effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausalwomen receiving exogenous estrogens coupled with progestins compared with a control group not receiving this therapy. The medical records of the women in the study are reviewed after 20 years. Investigators find that the women who received HRT have a decreased incidence of osteoporosis and its complications, but an increased risk of breast carcinoma. Which of the following conditions, in addition to these findings, is most likely to be observed in the women receiving HRT? (A) Cervical carcinoma □ (B) Chronic ulcerative colitis (C) Hepatic cirrhosis (D) Pulmonary emphysema (E) Thromboembolism 52 A case-control study seeks to identify long-term effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausalwomen receiving exogenous estrogens coupled with progestins compared with a control group not receiving this therapy. The medical records of the women in the study are reviewed after 20 years. Investigators find that the women who received HRT have a decreased incidence of osteoporosis and its complications, but an increased risk of breast carcinoma. Which of the following conditions, in addition to these findings, is most likely to be observed in the women receiving HRT? (A) Cervical carcinoma □ (B) Chronic ulcerative colitis (C) Hepatic cirrhosis (D) Pulmonary emphysema (E) Thromboembolism