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3503484

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
Bone density of the radius was measured using both standard photon absorptiometry and X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning, and of the femur using CT, in 21 young women with amenorrhea and estrogen deficiency due to hyperprolactinemia, 8 due to ovarian failure or weight loss, 17 postmenopausal women with bone fractures presumed to be due to osteoporosis, and 36 young normal controls. Bone density in the postmenopausal women was reduced by 18-20% in the radius and 11% in the femur (p less than 0.001). In the hyperprolactinemic group bone density was significantly reduced only in the femur (by 4%, p less than 0.01). Bone density appeared to be reduced in the other young amenorrheic women both in the radius (by 2-5%) and the femur (3%) but the difference was not significant, although the group was small. This and other studies of bone density suggest the need for prophylactic treatment to prevent osteoporosis in young women with amenorrhea and estrogen deficiency, whatever the cause.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0951-3590
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
255-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Osteoporosis and amenorrhea in young women.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Bristol, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bristol Maternity Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't