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The correlation of serum estrogens and androgens with bone density in the late postmenopause
Abstract:
A pilot group of 16 women in the late postmenopause were evaluated for bone density by computerized axial tomography (CT) scanning and for hormonal milieu. A highly statistically significant positive correlation between lumbar-3 spongiosum density and both dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), r = 0.67; P less than 0.005 and androstenedione (A), r = 0.56; P less than 0.03 was found. No such correlations were observed with estradiol (E2), estrone (E1) or an array of other hormones. The results of this preliminary report indicate a clear association of weak androgens with bone density in the late postmenopause.
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