Urinary Ovarian and Gonadotropin Hormone Levels in Pre-Menopausal Women with Low Bone Mass

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, "We hypothesized that lower ovarian and gonadotropin hormone concentrations would be associated with lower levels of peak bone mineral density (BMD) in apparently normally menstruating women who did not exercise intensively and did not report anorexia or bulimia. This hypothesis was evaluated using a case-with-control study design (n=65) which was nested within a population-based longitudinal study of peak bone mass (Michigan Bone Health Study) with annual assessment in women aged 25-45 years (n=582). Cases were 31 pre-menopausal women with BMD of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total...

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