01-05-2007, 11:55 AM
a 42 yr old woman gravida 2 para 2 comes to the physician b/c of a 3 month hx of swelling of her legs and mild abdominal pain and bloating. Abdominal exam shows no abnormalities. rectovaginal exam shows fullness in the right adnexa. transvaginal ultrasonography shows an irregular mass in the right ovary with some solid components to a predominantly cystic lesion. her serum ca-125 level is 120 u/ml (n is < 35). treatment with which of the following is most likely to have prevented this patients symptoms?
a) anti-estrogens
b) anti-progestationals
c) medroxyprogesterone
d) oral contraceptives
e) ovulation inducing drugs
a) anti-estrogens
b) anti-progestationals
c) medroxyprogesterone
d) oral contraceptives
e) ovulation inducing drugs