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Postmenopausal osteoporosis. [PDF]
BMJ, 1982 It is the responsibility of nurses to be informed about osteoporosis, especially about measures which may protect against rapid and early bone loss, and to share this knowledge with patients. The role of the nurse is to educate: to present known data about diet, exercise, and calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
J C, Stevenson, M I, Whitehead
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder that is characterized by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue. Fractures of the proximal femur, the vertebrae and the distal radius are the most frequent osteoporotic fractures, although most fractures in the elderly are probably at least partly related to bone fragility.
Eastell, Richard +6 more
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Sex steroids, growth factors and mammographic density: a cross-sectional study of UK postmenopausal Caucasian and Afro-Caribbean women. [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: Sex steroids, insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and prolactin are breast cancer risk factors but whether their effects are mediated through mammographic density, one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, is unknown.
Isabel dos Santos Silva +29 more
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Hormone replacement therapy is associated with improved verbal declarative memory in healthy relatively recent postmenopausal women. [PDF]
, 2006 The efficacy of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for cognitive health in postmenopausal women has been systematically questioned during the last decade.
Sünram-Lea, Sandra I. +3 more
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Preventative therapies for healthy women at high risk of breast cancer [PDF]
, 2014 Ivana Sestak Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, UKAbstract: Tamoxifen has been shown to reduce the risk of developing estrogen receptor (ER)-positive ...
Sestak I, Sestak, I
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Postmenopausal Hypertension [PDF]
American Journal of Hypertension, 2011 Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms responsible for postmenopausal hypertension have not been completely elucidated. However, various mechanisms have been implicated to play a role.
Licy L, Yanes, Jane F, Reckelhoff
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BMJ Case ReportsA postmenopausal woman, in her 60s, married with no history of pregnancy, presented to our facility with an abdominal mass of 2 months duration that progressively increased in size. Physical examination revealed a mobile abdominal cystic mass measuring approximately 20×20×10 cm, accompanied by ascites.
Kemala Isnainiasih Mantilidewi +3 more
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Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2015 Menopause is one of the most significant events in a woman's life and brings in a number of physiological changes that affect the life of a woman permanently. There have been a lot of speculations about the symptoms that appear before, during and after the onset of menopause.
Dalal, Pronob K., Agarwal, Manu
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β2 -Microglobulin Levels in Patients with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis [PDF]
, 2003 The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of b2 microglobulin in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and compare the results with the ones obtained from healthy postmenopausal women.
Pınar Ulaşan +3 more
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, 2007 Cutaneous ageing manifests itself as a progressive reduction in maximum function and reserve capacity of skin tissue. It is not a unique and uniform biological event. Skin comprises three layers: epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue.
Brincat, Mark P. +2 more
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