Остеопороз и остеопатии (Aug 2010)

Osteoporoz u molodykh zhenshchin

  • A. A. Gavisova,
  • A. G. Burduli,
  • M. A. Ol'khovskaya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14341/osteo2010212-14
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 12 – 14

Abstract

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Pubertal and reproductive stages of woman's life are characterized by sex steroids' predominant action. Osteoporosis and osteopenia can develop in patients with estrogen deficiency (amenorrhoea). DXA scans are used to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) using T-score. Retrospectively, we examine 234 patients with amenorrhoea. The mean age was 31,80,7 years, the mean duration of amenorrhoea was 6,41,2 years. The highest rate of osteoporosis was determined in patients younger then 30 years with gonadal dysgenesia in 31,7% and in patients with hypogonadotrophic amenorrhoea in 17,9%. Unaltered mineral bone density and osteopenia were more common in patients older then 30 years with premature ovarian failure in 17,2 % (n=16) (p

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