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6 years ago
A pregnant client who is taking Risperidone (Risperdal), an antipsychotic prescribed for her bipolar disorder, is at high risk for developing which of the following hormonal adverse effects?
 
  A)
  Increased growth hormone production
  B)
  Decreased human chorionic gonadotropin levels
  C)
  Excess prolactin secretion
  D)
  Decreased follicle-stimulating hormone secretion
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Although prolactin does not appear to play a physiologic role in ovarian function, hyperprolactinemia leads to hypogonadism. Hyperprolactinemia may occur as an adverse effect of drug treatment using phenothiazine derivatives (i.e., antipsychotic drugs that block dopamine receptors).
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