Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fracture in Premature Menopause / 대한골다공증학회지

ABSTRACT

Premature menopause is well known risk factor for osteoporosis and fragility fracture. Although its definition is menopause before the age of 40, many studies about the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fracture use diverse definition for it as early menopause. This article is to review the data of the impact of premature or early menopause on bone density and fragility fractures.