Strategies to reverse bone loss in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: A systematic review of the literature

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-478

  Vescovi, J D ^a   Jamal, S A ^b   De Souza, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Energy deficiency; Estrogen; Exercise; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALFACALCIDOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; DIANE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; ETIDRONIC ACID; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; RISEDRONIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE TURNOVER; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONAL HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORHEA; FUNCTIONAL HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DIET THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ENERGY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 47249136974     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0518-6     Document Type: Review

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