Postmenopausal osteoporosis and celiac disease.
Individualizing risk factors is the most important tool to prevent late consequences of menopause. Celiac disease is a predisposing condition not very considered for some postmenopausal diseases, such as postmenopausal osteoporosis. In this review the authors examine climacteric conditions that could be heightened by a celiac status especially if disregarded and untreated.
Chiechi
L M
LM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Valerio
T
T
Loizzi
P
P
D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology*