Estrogen therapy for osteoporosis: is it effective?
Although the bone-sparing effect of estrogen replacement appears to be universal, osteoporosis does not develop in all women. Who should be treated, when, and for how long? Guidelines from available data are given. For women with established osteoporosis, estrogen therapy is definitely not appropriate, but a new multiple-agent protocol has shown promising results.
Barzel
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.
D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D045166:Estradiol Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013997:Time Factors
D045166:Estradiol Congeners; D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium