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[Measuring skin thickness in perimenopausal women. Correlation with bone density and hormone parameters]
Ultraschall in Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
|February 1, 1995
Abstract
Aim:
To evaluate the connection between alterations in skin-thickness and bone density in menopause.
Method:
In 231 perimenopausal women the skin thickness was measured with ultrasound and correlated with the results of bone densitometry and the hormonal parameters.
Results:
The correlation between skin thickness and bone densitometry showed a statistical significance of p < 0.0001. Thus we could demonstrate that not only the bone but also the skin is a hormone-dependent organ which responds enormously to a decrease of C19 and C18 steroids.
Conclusion:
Ultrasound skin measurement is a very simple method which can be used for a more differentiated diagnosis and therapy in menopausal women.