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  • Title: Hormonal preservation of bone in rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Bijlsma JW, Jacobs JW.
    Journal: Rheum Dis Clin North Am; 2000 Nov; 26(4):897-910. PubMed ID: 11084950.
    Abstract:
    Bone loss is a hallmark of RA. Factors influencing generalized bone loss include RA-specific factors such as the influence of disease activity and deficient sex hormone status and more general mechanisms (e.g., due to the use of glucocorticoids). Reducing disease activity has a positive effect on bone. Estrogens or androgens can restore deficiency of the sex hormones with a small positive effect on BMD. The more pronounced bone loss occurs when RA patients are being treated with glucocorticoids. This bone loss can be reduced by the concomitant use of calcium and vitamin D and, in most patients, by the use of bisphosphonates as well.
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