Withdrawal of hormone replacement therapy is associated with significant vertebral bone loss in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 385-390

  Tremollieres F A ^a   Pouilles, J M ^a   Ribot, C ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Cessation of treatment; DXA; Hormone replacement therapy; Postmenopause; Vertebral bone loss

Indexed keywords

DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; NOMEGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROMEGESTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA;

BONE DENSITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PROGESTERONE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034957952     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980170107     Document Type: Article

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