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. 2016 Dec 1;11(12):e0164638.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164638. eCollection 2016.

Poor Compliance to Hormone Therapy and Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Anne Bachelot  1   2 , Carole Nicolas  1   2 , Solenne Gricourt  1 , Jérôme Dulon  1 , Monique Leban  3 , Jean Louis Golmard  4   2 , Philippe Touraine  1   2
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Poor Compliance to Hormone Therapy and Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Anne Bachelot et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Premature ovarian insufficiency leads to through infertility and estrogen deficiency. Optimal management encompasses estrogen replacement therapy. Long-term outcome of women with POI is not known. We design a study to evaluate the medical care, hormone replacement therapy compliance and bone mineral density (BMD) in POI women with at least a five-year follow-up after the first evaluation. One hundred and sixty-two patients (37.3±8.0 years) were evaluated (follow-up 7.9±2.8 years). Sixty-nine patients (42.6%) had stopped their hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for at least one year during the follow up period. BMD determination at initial evaluation and at follow-up visit was completed in 92 patients. At first evaluation, 28 patients (30%) had osteopenia and 7 (8%) had osteoporosis. At follow up, 31 women (34%) had BMD impairment with osteopenia in 61% and osteoporosis in 5%. In univariate analysis and multivariate analysis, there was a significant loss of femoral BMD in women who had stopped their HRT for over a year. In conclusion, this first study concerning long-term follow-up of POI patients shows the poor compliance to their HRT, despite its importance in the prevention of bone demineralization. This study reinforces the need for follow up and specific care for POI women.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Flow chart of the POI patients included in the study.
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