Clinical characteristics of pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis: An online survey study

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 34; no. 8; pp. 1477 - 1489
• Main Authors: Kondapalli, Ananya V., Kamanda-Kosseh, Mafo, Williams, John M., Shiau, Stephanie, Bucovsky, Mariana, Colon, Ivelisse, Shane, Elizabeth, Cohen, Adi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.08.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Amenorrhea; Bone Density; Breastfeeding & lactation; Celiac disease; Celiac Disease - complications; Endocrinology; Etiology; Female; Heparin; Humans; Lactation; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrolithiasis; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - complications; Osteoporosis - etiology; Parity; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - drug therapy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Progestin; Questionnaires; Rheumatology; Risk factors; Spinal Fractures - complications; Spinal Fractures - etiology; Surveys; Vertebrae; Vitamin D; Vitamin deficiency; Clinical characteristics; Pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis; Premenopausal osteoporosis

Summary Pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis is a rare and often severe osteoporosis presentation. Little information is available about etiology, clinical characteristics, risk factors and predictors of severity. Using an anonymized questionnaire, we defined clinical characteristics and...