In women with endometriosis, lumbar bone mineral density significantly decreased after 6 months of goserelin.
In plain wordsLumbar bone density decreased after 6 months of goserelin in women with endometriosis.
- Peptide
- Goserelin
- Outcome
- DecreaseLumbar bone mineral density after treatment
- Study
n = 28
- Comparator
- Pretreatment
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 3.6 mg every 28 days, six implants · subcutaneous · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Lumbar bone mineral density values significantly decreased after 6 months of GnRH-a treatment.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Controlled clinical study in volunteer women.
Twenty-eight women (mean age +/- SE 81.1 +/- 0.99 years) with endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy and 25 healthy, normally cycling women of the same age (28.3 +/- 1.14 years).InterventionsIn women with endometriosis, six SC implants of the GnRH-a compound, 3.6 mg goserelin acetate depot,…