United States: Screening, treatment of osteoporosis in premenopausal women unclear.Byline: babalu03 Recent research suggests that a higher percentage of premenopausal pre·me·no·paus·al adj. Of or relating to the years or the stage of life immediately before the onset of menopause. premenopausal adjective women than previously reported may have idiopathic osteoporosis, in turn experiencing one or more low-trauma fractures and/or having very low bone density. In a study published in the Journal of Women s Health, researchers at Columbia University in New York evaluated 61 premenopausal women at an osteoporosis referral center. Of these women, 39% were considered to have idiopathic osteoporosis, with no known secondary cause identifiable. It is important to evaluate premenopausal women for secondary causes of osteoporosis in order to guide treatment of their condition, Adi Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , MD, MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. , of the division of endocrinology in the department of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, abbreviated P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. , told Endocrine Today, a sister publication of Orthopedics Today. In some women, no secondary cause can be found. More information is needed to determine appropriate clinical management for these women. advertisement She added: There is an important distinction between people diagnosed on the basis of low bone density and those diagnosed based upon fracture. Those who have low trauma fractures are said to have osteoporosis, but those who have only low bone density and no known secondary cause may or may not actually have compromised bone strength. Fractures and low bone mass are less common in premenopausal women than postmenopausal women and are usually attributed to secondary causes such as estrogen deficiency, glucocorticoid glucocorticoid /glu·co·cor·ti·coid/ (-kor´ti-koid) 1. any of the group of corticosteroids predominantly involved in carbohydrate metabolism, and also in fat and protein metabolism and many other activities (e.g. exposure or hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism Definition Parathyroid glands are four pea-sized glands located just behind the thyroid gland in the front of the neck. The function of parathyroid glands is to produce a hormone called parathyroid hormone (parathormone), which helps , according to Cohen. Low bone mass in premenopausal women may be related to inadequate peak bone mass acquisition or ongoing bone loss. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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