Influence of the onset of menopause before and after age 50 on bone mineral density
Introduction Menopause is the physiological phase of women in which functional failure of the ovaries occurs, causing an abrupt drop in estrogen levels and, as a consequence, not only the end of the reproductive period, but also several morphofunctional changes in women [1]. In the menopausal phase, estrogen deficiency alters the normal bone formation cycle, […]