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Descriptor English: Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Descriptor Spanish: Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica
Descriptor osteoporosis posmenopáusica
Entry term(s) osteoporosis postmenopáusica
pérdida ósea perimenopáusica
pérdida ósea posmenopáusica
pérdida ósea postmenopáusica
Scope note: Trastorno metabólico asociado con fracturas del cuello del fémur, vértebras, y antebrazo distal. Frecuentemente ocurre en las mujeres, a los 15-20 años después de la menopausia, y es debida a factores asociados con este proceso como la deficiencia de estrógenos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Osteoporose Pós-Menopausa
Descriptor French: Ostéoporose post-ménopausique
Entry term(s): Bone Loss, Perimenopausal
Bone Loss, Postmenopausal
Bone Losses, Perimenopausal
Bone Losses, Postmenopausal
Osteoporoses, Post-Menopausal
Osteoporoses, Postmenopausal
Osteoporosis, Post Menopausal
Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal
Perimenopausal Bone Loss
Perimenopausal Bone Losses
Post-Menopausal Osteoporoses
Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis
Postmenopausal Bone Loss
Postmenopausal Bone Losses
Postmenopausal Osteoporoses
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Tree number(s): C05.116.198.579.610
C18.452.104.579.610
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015663
Scope note: Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.
Annotation: in females; don't forget also check tags HUMANS + FEMALE; corresponding age-related osteoporosis in men goes under OSTEOPOROSIS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Menopause (1966-1989)
Osteoporosis (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90; BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS were see OSTEOPOROSIS 1987-89
Online Note: use OSTEOPOROSIS to search BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS 1987-89
History Note: 90; BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS were see OSTEOPOROSIS 1987-89
DeCS ID: 24823
Unique ID: D015663
NLM Classification: WE 250
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2015/11/24
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - Preferred
Concept UI M0024020
Scope note Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.
Preferred term Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Entry term(s) Bone Loss, Perimenopausal
Bone Loss, Postmenopausal
Bone Losses, Perimenopausal
Bone Losses, Postmenopausal
Osteoporoses, Post-Menopausal
Osteoporoses, Postmenopausal
Osteoporosis, Post Menopausal
Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal
Perimenopausal Bone Loss
Perimenopausal Bone Losses
Post-Menopausal Osteoporoses
Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis
Postmenopausal Bone Loss
Postmenopausal Bone Losses
Postmenopausal Osteoporoses
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis



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