Is there a Correlation between Bone Metabolism and Ovulation?

Introduction: The long time of development of a manifest osteoporosis makes early recognition and risk adapted intervention desirable. Increased bone reduction is found with perimenopausal women, compared with those in the postmenopause. At the same time, during the seven years before the menopause, the number of anovulatory cycles increases from 40% to 95%. The study presented here adresses the question, whether a correlation exists between bone metabolism and the occurrence of ovulation. Patients and Methods: In a prospective observational study menstrual cycles were examined in hormonally untreated perimenopa…