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When Should Bone-Density Tests Be Repeated?

screening for bone health

screening for bone health

Hedda L. Haning, retired, 25 Jan 2012 10:41 AM EST

Competing interests: None declared

Specialty: Anesthesiology

It is time we had an adequate study of female hormone replacement therapy (including testosterone) and its effect on bone health, and female health in general. There is already adequate data to show that we need a large controlled study on the issue. The WHI had many limitations, and the issue must be approached again more competently, including androgen as well as estrogen replacement (progesterone where indicated). We have gotten past the idea that it's OK for women to die in childbirth. Let us now reconsider the idea that it is OK for women to deteriorate starting in middle age with menopause.

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