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SUBMITTER: Mucowski SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4215065 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mucowski Sara J SJ Mack Wendy J WJ Shoupe Donna D Kono Naoko N Paulson Richard R Hodis Howard N HN
Fertility and sterility 20140214 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the effect of prior oophorectomy in healthy postmenopausal women on the rate of loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and rate of increase in carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT).<h4>Design</h4>Secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial.<h4>Setting</h4>University-based research clinic.<h4>Patient(s)</h4>Two hundred twenty-two healthy postmenopausal women in the Greater Los Angeles area.<h4>Intervention(s)</h4>Baseline and annual screening of BMD and ...[more]