[Post-menopausal osteoporosis. A true and real social disease].
The use of estrogens in menopausal women leads to a marked improvement in the quality of life, with the short-term disappearance of vasomotory phenomena and changes in psychomotive equilibrium. This therapy offers two long-term advantages: the prevention of osteoporosis and the cardiovascular diseases.
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Istituto di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Università di Torino.
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D000368:Aged; D004967:Estrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*
D004967:Estrogens
L'osteoporosi post-menopausale. Una vera e propria malattia sociale.