Chapter:

Nursing-Care-of-Gynaecological-Problems

A 55-year-old woman is due to come in for total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for a large mucinous ovarian cyst. She takes sequential HRT for menopausal symptoms. You discuss with her risk of venous thromboembolism. How long prior to surgery should she stop HRT?