The effect of suppressive thyroxine therapy in nodular goiter in postmenopausal women and 2 year’s bone mineral density change

• Published in: ENDOCRINE JOURNAL Vol. 65; no. 11; pp. 1101 - 1109
• Main Authors: Chen, Chiung-Ya, Chen, Szu-Tah, Huang, Bie-Yu, Hwang, Jawl-Shan, Lin, Jen-Der, Liu, Feng-Hsuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japan The Japan Endocrine Society 01.01.2018; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Bone density; Bone Density - drug effects; Bone mineral density; Female; Femur; Femur Neck - diagnostic imaging; Femur Neck - drug effects; Goiter; Goiter, Nodular - drug therapy; Health risk assessment; Hip; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - drug effects; Middle Aged; Multinodular goiter; Nodules; Patients; Post-menopause; Postmenopause; Retrospective Studies; Spine (lumbar); Thyroxine; Thyroxine - pharmacology; Thyroxine - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Multinodular goiter; Bone mineral density; Thyroxine

The efficacy of thyroxine suppressive therapy in reducing nodular growth and its effect to bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women is still debated. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of thyroxine and its influence on BMD. Postmenopausal women with nodular or multinodular...