Diseases

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.

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Abstract

Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Bone Loss, Perimenopausal
  • Bone Loss, Postmenopausal
  • Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
  • Perimenopausal Bone Loss
  • Postmenopausal Bone Loss
  • Bone Losses, Perimenopausal
  • Bone Losses, Postmenopausal
  • Osteoporoses, Post-Menopausal
  • Osteoporoses, Postmenopausal
  • Osteoporosis, Post Menopausal
  • Perimenopausal Bone Losses
  • Post-Menopausal Osteoporoses
  • Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis
  • Postmenopausal Bone Losses
  • Postmenopausal Osteoporoses

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

in females; don't forget also check tags HUMANS + FEMALE; corresponding age-related osteoporosis in men goes under OSTEOPOROSIS

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History Note

90; BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS were see OSTEOPOROSIS 1987-89

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  • Menopause (1966-1989)
  • Osteoporosis (1966-1989)

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  1. C05w.116w.198w.579w.610
  2. C18.452w.104w.579w.610

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WE 250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015663
  2. Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55950294