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A 54 year-old healthy, postmenopausal woman presents for her annual examination. She complains of hot flashes and night sweats. The patient does not smoke or abuse alcohol and takes no medications. She exercises regularly. Her mother recently broke her femur after falling and her father died at age 46 from a heart attack. Her physical examination, is completely normal. Her cholesterol is 237.
What would you recommend?
C) Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
E) Ingest 1500 mg of calcium daily without any other therapy.
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