Women of Reproductive Age with Endometriosis are Not Osteopenic

Ulrich U, U. Ulrich, Murano R, Robert Murano, R Murano, M A Skinner, Michael A. Skinner, Skinner MA, Yin H, Helen Yin, H Yin, Chesnut CH 3rd, C. H. Chesnut, Charles H. Chesnut
Fertility and sterility · 1998 · vol. 69(5) , pp. 821–825 · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00037-5 · PMID:9591486 · W2104001678
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This paper investigated bone mineral density in women of reproductive age with endometriosis and found no evidence of osteopenia.

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ObjectiveTo determine whether women of reproductive age with endometriosis are osteopenic and whether bone density decreases with higher stages of endometriosis.DesignA multicenter cross-sectional study was performed.SettingThirty-nine gynecological clinics in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.Patient(s)Two hundred forty-one women of reproductive age with laparoscopically proved endometriosis.Intervention(s)Diagnostic laparoscopy, bone densitometry.Main outcome measure(s)Endometriosis stages according to the criteria of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, lumbar spine bone mineral density (L2-L4) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.Result(s)The mean lumbar spine bone mineral density, as well as the distribution of bone mineral density, of the women with endometriosis was similar to that of a normal population. There were no significant differences between endometriosis stage groups I-IV regarding bone mineral density as well as body weight, body mass index, and height.Conclusion(s)Women of reproductive age with endometriosis are not osteopenic. More advanced stages of endometriosis are not associated with a decrease in lumbar spine bone mineral density.

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endometriosis

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Bone Density Bone Diseases, Metabolic Endometriosis Adolescent Adult Bone Diseases, Metabolic Cross-Sectional Studies Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged

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