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JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
Volume 2010, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.4061/2010/845180
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Estradiol (E-2) and progesterone (P-4) collaborate within bone remodelling on resorption (E-2) and formation (P-4). We integrate evidence that P-4 may prevent and, with antiresorptives, treat women's osteoporosis. P-4 stimulates osteoblast differentiation in vitro. Menarche (E-2) and onset of ovulation (P-4) both contribute to peak BMD. Meta-analysis of 5 studies confirms that regularly cycling premenopausal women lose bone mineral density (BMD) related to subclinical ovulatory disturbances (SODs). Cyclic progestin prevents bone loss in healthy premenopausal women with amenorrhea or SOD. BMD loss is more rapid in perimenopause than postmenopause-decreased bone formation due to P-4 deficiency contributes. In 4 placebo-controlled RCTs, BMD loss is not prevented by P-4 in postmenopausal women with increased bone turnover. However, 5 studies of E-2-MPA co-therapy show greater BMD increases versus E-2 alone. P-4 fracture data are lacking. P-4 prevents bone loss in pre- and possibly perimenopausal women; progesterone co-therapy with antiresorptives may increase bone formation and BMD.
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