Clinical manifestations of low bone mass in amenorrhea patients with elevated follicular stimulating hormone.
OBJECTIVE
To study the characteristics of low bone mass in amenorrhea patients with elevated follicular stimulating hormone (FSH).


METHODS
Amenorrhea patients with elevated FSH: Primary amenorrhea 18 cases, secondary amenorrhea 171 cases and age matched controls with normal menstruation, 180 cases. The descriptive parameters were: estrogen, alkaline phosphatase, urinary excretion of calcium to creatine ratio, cortical bone mineral density at the right radius measured by single photon absorptiometry and trabecular bone mineral density at the lumbar vertebra body measured by quantitative computerized tomography.


RESULTS
Average E(2) levels in amenorrhea patients is under 150 pmol/L with significantly higher alkaline phosphatase and urine calcium to creatine ratio values than the normal menstruation group. Cortical bone mineral density in the secondary amenorrhea group (655 +/- 69 mg/cm(2)) was significantly lower than that of the normal menstruation group (677 +/- 56 mg/cm(2), P < 0.01). Trabecular bone mineral density in the secondary amenorrhea group (145 +/- 26 mg/cm(3)) was significantly lower than that of the NOR group (192 +/- 28 mg/cm(3), P < 0.001). The disparity with the normal menstruation group is even greater in the primary amenorrhea group. Bone mineral density of the amenorrhea patients was negatively correlated with duration of the menopause.


CONCLUSIONS
Serum estrodiol levels in amenorrhea patients was so low that bone turnover was accelerated. This led to insufficient bone accumulation and a dramatically drop in trabecular bone mineral density. The extent was closely related to age of onset of amenorrhea and the duration of ovarian failure.
Yu
Qi
Q
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
Lin
Shouqing
S
He
Fangfang
F
Li
Baoluo
B
Lin
Yuan
Y
Zhang
Tao
T
Zhang
Ying
Y
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged
D004958:Estradiol; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone