ea0041ep694 | Female Reproduction | ECE2016
Mancini Antonio
, Romualdi Daniela
, Raimondo Sebastiano
, Di Florio Christian
, Di Segni Chantal
, Bruno Carmine
, Apa Rosanna
, Lanzone Antonio
It is known that functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is associated with low bone turnover due to low gonadal homone levels. Estrogens are critical for activation of bone remodelling units, suppression of bone reabsorption, increase of 1-25(OH)Vitamin D receptors expression. Other mechanisms could be operative, including improper diet and unbalanced exercise; however the physiopathology of such a condition is not entirely known. In order to evaluate the correlation between pitui...