Risk of Fracture After Bilateral Oophorectomy

Risk of Fracture After Bilateral Oophorectomy

ABSTRACT Fragility fractures, resulting from low‐energy trauma, occur in approximately 1 in 10 Danish women aged 50 years or older. Bilateral oophorectomy (surgical removal of both ovaries) may increase the risk of fragility fractures due to loss of ovarian sex steroids, particularly estrogen. We in...

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Main Authors: Trine K Hueg, Martha Hickey, Astrid L Beck, Louise F Wilson, Cecilie S Uldbjerg, Lærke Priskorn, Julie Abildgaard, Youn‐Hee Lim, Elvira V Bräuner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023-07-01
Series:JBMR Plus
Subjects:
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT
GENERAL POPULATION STUDIES
HORMONE REPLACEMENT
MENOPAUSE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10750

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