A 49-Year-Old Client Comes to the Clinic with Complaints of Severe

A 49-year-old client comes to the clinic with complaints of severe perimenopausal symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, urinary urgency, and vaginal dryness. The physician has prescribed a combination hormone replacement therapy of estrogen and progestin. When the client asks the nurse why she must take both hormones, what is the nurse's best reply?

A) "Hot flashes respond better when replacement includes both hormones."
B) "You are having very severe symptoms, so you need more hormones replaced."
C) "There is an increased risk of tissue abnormality inside the uterus if only one is given."
D) "Your blood pressure can become elevated if only one hormone is used."