Menopause-related osteoporosis

Osteoporosis in relation to menopause.

With an ageing population in Singapore, it is anticipated that postmenopausal osteoporosis and related fractures will be an increasingly important health issue in the coming decades. Oestrogen replacement therapy has a long history of use to treat postmenopausal problems including osteoporosis. The availability of other potent agents such as bisphosphonates, calcitonin and selective oestrogen r...

Topics in Menopause - Part Two - Osteoporosis

1. Forearm bone density may be measured by single photon and dual photon absorptometry to determine bone density and how much bone loss has occurred. If a reading is below the lower normal limit it can be predicted that this woman has a 50% chance of developing osteoporosis in 10 years. Which 50% she falls into may be determined by whether or not she will lose calcium excessively and this will ...

Post menopause and Osteoporosis - Unfolding the link

Background: Osteoporosis is one of the most systemic diseases prevalent among the postmenopausal women attributing to the increased risk of occurrence of fractures. Hence, early detection of this disease is of utmost importance which can be determined by concentration of calcium in saliva and radiographically by quantitative radiomorphometric indices like panoramic mandibular Index (PMI). Objec...

Menopause related sleep disorders.

Sleep difficulty is one of the hallmarks of menopause. Following recent studies showing no cardiac benefit and increased breast cancer, the question of indications for hormonal therapy has become even more pertinent. Three sets of sleep disorders are associated with menopause: insomnia/depression, sleep disordered breathing and fibromyalgia. The primary predictor of disturbed sleep architecture...

Management of menopause-related symptoms.