The Benefit of Menopausal Hormone Therapy on Bone Density and Microarchitecture Persists After its Withdrawal
Author(s) -
Georgios Papadakis,
Didier Hans,
Elena González Rodríguez,
Péter Vollenweider,
Gérard Waeber,
Pedro MarquesVidal,
Olivier Lamy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2695
Subject(s) - trabecular bone score , medicine , bone mineral , femoral neck , lumbar spine , urology , bone density , cohort , osteoporosis , hip bone , body mass index , quantitative computed tomography , endocrinology , surgery
Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) favorably affects bone mineral density (BMD). Whether MHT also affects bone microarchitecture, as assessed by trabecular bone score (TBS), has never been evaluated.
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