ea0012p96 | Reproduction | SFE2006
Clay S
, Ward E
, Cook G
, Murray RD
Adult survivors of haematological malignancies are subject to a number of putative insults to the skeleton. Adverse impacts on bone mass include sex-hormone deficiency, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, inadequate nutrition and a generalised catabolic state. We assessed BMD using DXA at the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) in 34 women with POF, defined by secondary amenorrhoea, elevated gonadotropins, and low oestradiol levels. Mean age at diagnosis was 29.7 (range 1445...