An Infertile Patient Has Received Two 5-Day Courses of Clomiphene

question 10

Multiple Choice

An infertile patient has received two 5-day courses of clomiphene [Clomid] to help her conceive. An ultrasound 1 week after the last dose reveals that follicular maturation has occurred without ovulation. The nurse expects the next step for this patient to be:

• A) administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
• B) an order for cabergoline to be given twice weekly.
• C) evaluation of ovarian and pituitary function.
• D) repeating clomiphene once daily for 5 days.

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