Castelo-Branco C, León M, Durán M, Balasch J. Follicle-stimulating hormone does not directly regulate bone mass in human beings: evidence from nature.
Fertil Steril 2008;
90:2211-6. [PMID:
18191857 DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.040]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2007] [Revised: 10/25/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of FSH levels in the development of human osteoporosis.
DESIGN
Case-series study.
SETTING
Gynecology department in a teaching hospital.
PATIENT(S)
A total of 8 women diagnosed with Kallman syndrome (KS) were compared with 11 with Turner syndrome and 11 with pure gonadal dysgenesia (GD, karyotype 46,XX).
INTERVENTION(S)
We assessed the pituitary-gonadal axis, bone turnover markers, bone mass, and patient characteristics.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)
Bone mineral density as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, plasma FSH, LH, E(2), osteocalcin (BGP), and urinary type I collagen cross-linked N-telopeptide. Other biochemical markers included 25-hydroxyvitamin D, as well as parathyroid hormone and urine concentration of calcium and creatinine.
RESULT(S)
In girls with Turner syndrome and GD, FSH (64.03 +/- 29.2 and 90.08 +/- 22.41 mIU/mL, respectively) and LH (45.29 +/- 11.90 and 48.83 +/- 12.44 mIU/mL, respectively) levels were significantly higher compared with those observed in girls with KS (FSH: 1.87 +/- 0.64 and LH: 1.02 +/- 0.57), whereas no differences were detected in E(2) or bone marker levels. Bone mineral density correlated positively with FSH levels but not with E(2); however, after adjusting for previous growth-hormone therapy, these differences were not found. In addition, bone mineral density in spine and total hip was significantly lower in patients with KS.
CONCLUSION(S)
Follicle-stimulating hormone does not appear to have a major role in the development of bone loss in young women with primary amenorrhea.
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