Effect of hormone replacement therapy on intervertebral disc height.

Thomas StevensonM P BrincatJ PollaccoJohn C Stevenson

Published in: Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society (2023)

These results are consistent with previous findings of a beneficial effect of estrogen on discs. This may be in part responsible for the anti-fracture efficacy of HRT on vertebral fractures.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
smoking cessation
body mass index
bone mineral density
hip fracture