A client's hormone replacement therapy for a health problem has been discontinued. The nurse should instruct the client about which effects because the therapy has been stopped?

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Rationale 1: When therapy is discontinued, the cells will need time to synthesize more protein receptors and adjust to the new hormone level.
Rationale 2: When a hormone is provided for long periods, the body recognizes an abundance of the hormone and cells will down-regulate the number of receptors for that hormone. This causes a desensitization of the target cells, and they are less responsive to the effects of the hormone.
Rationale 3: This does not occur when hormone replacement therapy is stopped.
Rationale 4: This does not occur when hormone replacement therapy is stopped.
Rationale 5: This does not occur when hormone replacement therapy is stopped.

A Client's Hormone Replacement Therapy for a Health Problem Has