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The relation between bone mineral density and early pregnancy loss
Author(s) -
HAMED HAMED M.,
PURDIE DAVID W.,
STEEL SUE A.,
HOWEY SYD
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1992.tb13694.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , osteoporosis , femoral neck , lumbar spine , pregnancy , obstetrics , femur , bone density , dual energy , gynecology , surgery , biology , genetics
Objective To determine if women who suffer from early pregnancy loss are at increased risk of osteoporosis later in life. Design Part of a Community screening project for bone mineral density (BMD). Subjects 392 women aged 50–54 who had had from 0 to 6 miscarriages out of 0 to 8 term pregnancies. Technique BMD measured using dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry at both the lumbar spine and the proximal femur. Results The mean BMD in nulligravid women was not significantly different from those whose only pregnancies ended in early loss. There was no significant correlation between the BMD at either the lumbar spine or the proximal femur and the number of miscarriages ( r = 0.03 and 0.01 , respectively). The BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck were not affected by parity ( P = 0.08 and P = 0.87 , respectively). Conclusion The risk of osteoporosis was not influenced by parity or the number of previous miscarriages.