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OBGYN.net
Osteoporosis Editorial Advisory Board
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Articles for Women
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What are "designer estrogens"?
Productive Times a monthly column by
Judith
A. Norris, Ob-Gyn, RNP,
OBGYN.net
Editorial Advisor
Designer
estrogens, SERMS, are two terms currently being used to describe the actions of a medication that acts as an estrogen
on one tissue and an anti-estrogen on others. The ideal estrogen medication would switch of or off the effects
of estrogen at different sites in the woman's body.
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Replacing
estrogen beneficial to women
by Philip Suarez,
MD, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor
One
of the marvels of medical research and advancement is the dramatic increase in the life expectancy of human beings.
Humans did not, on average, live older than their 40's till just this century. With the discovery of antibiotics,
the understanding of the importance of hygiene and sociologic development of water treatment and disposal of waste
products we have seen life expectancies soar into the eighties.
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Read the current guidelines on:
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Articles for the Medical
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Estrogen through the ages
by
Anthony Karpas, MD
and Andrew
Dott, MD
There
are many ways to take estrogens and many philosophies of management. The views expressed on this page represent
the opinion of the author and may or may not conform to the current "standard of care" prevalent in the
United States today.
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Therapy for Fracture Prevention
Michael R. McClung, MD
Journal of the American Medical
Association
Vol. 281, pp. 687-689, August 18, 1999
Nearly 60 years ago, Fuller Albright originally recognized postmenopausal osteoporosis in older women who presented
with height loss, kyphosis, and back pain as a result of vertebral fractures.
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Thin Today, Thinning Bones Tomorrow
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Individualizing Therapy to Prevent Long-term Consequences
of Estrogen Deficiency in Postmenopausal Women
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Conferences and CME
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March 29 -
April 1, 2000
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25th Annual Primary Care Update:New Directions for the 21st Century
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Tucson, AZ USA
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April 9 - 13, 2000
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The Seventh Bath Conference on Osteoporosis
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Bath (The Assembly Rooms, Bath), ENGLAND
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April 13 -14, 2000
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OB/GYN Update 2000
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Kansas City, MO USA
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May 8 -13, 2000
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6th Annual Scientific Meeting and Certification Course
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Hotel Inter-Continental
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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May 28 - June 4, 2000
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19th Annual Review Courses: General Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology
by Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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Hilton Head Island (The Hilton Oceanfront Resort),
SC USA
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June 14 - 18, 2000
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World Congress on Osteoporosis 2000
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Chicago (Navy Pier), IL USA
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Clinical Trials Information
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Clinical Trials on Bone Density and Osteoporosis
are being conducted
throughout the United States
Please visit the CenterWatch
Clinical Trials Listing Service to learn more about a trial
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Women’s
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Women's Health Statewide health and information service for South Australian
Women answers the questions: What bones are affected and how? Why is calcium so important? Who is at risk? Genetic
and medical risk factors?
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