Should we consider assessment of bone mineral density earlier in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse?

Yoldemir T., Erenus M.

CLIMACTERIC, vol.14, no.3, pp.392-397, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/13697137.2010.529200
  • Journal Name: CLIMACTERIC
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.392-397
  • Keywords: PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE, OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSE, URINARY-INCONTINENCE, OLDER WOMEN, FRACTURE, RISK, POPULATION, AGE, THRESHOLDS, PREVALENCE
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective To investigate a possible association between the presence of pelvic organ prolapse and osteopenia or osteoporosis in early postmenopausal women.