Re: Osteoporosis

From: Zach Newton (zbnewton@mindspring.com)
Tue Apr 24 19:30:52 2001


ainsron@msn.com wrote: >
> In a 48 y.o female, premenopausal woman who is on chronic steroids after
> a renal transplant, with documented osteoporosis, would anyone place
> this type of patient on HRT as well as fosomax? I'm seeing such a
> patient now who was started three years ago on Prempro+ 0.3mg of
> Premarin by her GP and its hard for me to see the rationale behind it.
> Her cycles have continued to be regular, although over the last six
> months she is every 3-6 weeks, rather than the 4 week cycles she used to
> have. She is probably beginning menopause now, so I doubt I'll
> discontinue HRT, but under those circumstances, would anyone have even
> started it?
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The bleeding episodes can not be ascribed to a native cycle, if she is ----------------------------------------------------------------------- adhering to the schedule described. She is having abnormal uterine ----------------------------------------------------------------------- bleeding, which demands evaluation.

The regimen described does afford exogenous stability. The additive value of biphosphanates to HRT for treatment of osteoporosis has been established. Absent the input of tj, I defer to Medline as a source of support. Calcium supplementation is not mentioned. It w/ D is an important part of the dynamics.

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Zach Newton
Z. B. Newton, III, M.D.
Atlanta/Gyn




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