Endocrinology
Like women, men are vulnerable to estrogen deficiency and osteoporosis
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 17th, 2003
"In males, estrogens are synthesized in peripheral tissue by aromatization of testosterone. Recent data show that males either with a non functional estrogen receptor or unable to synthesize estrogen have osteoporosis although they have normal circulating levels of androgens," according to recent research published in the journal Annales D Endocrinologie.
"Several transversal studies show that, in aged males, estrogens are better correlated to bone density than androgens," stated M.C. De Vernejoul and colleagues, Lariboisiere Hospital, INSERM.
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