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The authors said bone health is an important issue for transgender women; however, results of bone status after gender-confirming surgery are conflicting.

Fracture risk in transgender women after gender-confirming surgery

Women with H. pylori infection were more likely to be older and have a higher body mass index (BMI) than those without H. pylori infection. 

Large-scale study correlates H. pylori infection and osteoporosis

A new study finds that dairy products do not prevent age-related bone loss or fractures in menopausal women.

Milk may not do a menopausal body good

A new study examined how adolescent physical activity can impact hip strength and potentially reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. 

Adolescent physical activity can improve hip strength and reduce risk of osteoporosis

A prospective study of generally healthy perimenopausal women has concluded that low bone mineral density (BMD) is significantly linked with periodontal disease in women over 58 years old, and independent of tobacco consumption or oral hygiene.

Low BMD linked to periodontitis in perimenopausal women

Isoflavones significantly improve bone mineral density (BMD) and are safe in postmenopausal women, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 63 randomized controlled trials involving 6,427 postmenopausal women.

Effects of isoflavones on BMD in postmenopausal women

“There is a large osteoporosis treatment gap that has become a global crisis in the care of this disease,” said principal investigator E. Michael Lewiecki, MD."

Pulse-echo ultrasound to identify Hispanic women at risk for osteoporosis 

Physical training can preserve and even significantly bolster the bone mass of the hip and femoral neck in individuals under caloric restriction, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized clinical trials.

Impact of exercise on bone mass with caloric restriction

The authors of the analysis in JAMA Internal Medicine recommend that these medications be restricted to decreasing fracture risk.

Additional studies needed on drugs for osteoporosis

Nearly a dozen patient-level key performance indicators (KPIs) for fracture liaison services (FLSs) to guide quality improvement have been selected by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture campaign, in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) and National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF).

Patient performance indicators to measure effectiveness of fracture liaison services

Social inequalities profoundly impact South Korean postmenopausal women who have metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis, according to a cross-sectional study in the journal Menopause.

Social inequalities impose negative impact in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis

New research found that malnutrition in liver cirrhosis is significantly linked to osteopenia/osteoporosis for patients undergoing liver transplantation.

Osteoporosis in cirrhotics before and after liver transplantation

Physical training can preserve and even significantly bolster bone mass in the hip and femoral neck of individuals under caloric restriction, according to new research.

Exercise, bone mass and caloric restriction

Bone mineral density (BMD) T-score classification significantly underestimated risk of major osteoporotic fracture in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, according to a new study.

WHO reference standard for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Because all gynecological cancers are not the same, women surviving gynecological cancer should be able to access individualized therapies, according to the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS).

Joint statement on menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis after gynecological cancer

Ben Schwartz is Associate Editor, Contemporary OB/GYN.

Vitamin D deficiency is significantly associated with lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain among postmenopausal women, according to research from Menopause.

Vitamin D deficiency leads to lower back pain

A pooled analysis of fall incidence showed that denosumab may reduce the risk of falls, as well as provide established fracture risk reduction, according a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Fall incidence due to denosumab

For patients with osteoporosis, drug treatments with bisphosphonates may not reduce overall mortality rates, according to a meta-analysis from JAMA Internal Medicine.

How drug treatments impact osteoporosis and mortality rates

Although both treatments increased lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in a retrospective chart review, denosumab demonstrated a significantly greater effect.

Comparing denosumab to bisphosphonates in renal transplant patients

Postmenopausal women who reported 5 hours or less of sleep per night had increased rates of low bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis, according to research from JBMR.

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