Study of serum calcium levels in premenopausal women and postmenopausal women
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Physiology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Menopause is a phase from where bone mineralisation becomes critics because of various physiological and hormonal changes. Oestrogen deficiency and age related processes alter the rate of calcium turnover in bone that aging woman faces. Osteoporosis especially in postmenopausal women is a well documented problem. In India lack of nutritional and health awareness makes its prevalence like tip of iceberg phenomenon. It is asymptomatic until any serious complication occur. However it is a gift of today’s medical science that complications like bone fragility, fractures and morbidity can be prevented by careful screening and early treatment. Objectives: To evaluate and compare serum Calcium levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. To find out any effect of postmenopausal hormonal changes on serum Calcium levels in women. Method: 30 premenopausal women of age group 20-30 years and 30 postmenopausal women of age group 50-60 years evaluated for serum Calcium level by Arsenazo method performed on semi-automated biochemistry analyser Statistical Analysis: Unpaired student’s ‘t’ test. Result: Mean serum calcium level in postmenopausal women (8.96±0.66l) found lower than that in premenopausal women (9.49±0.63) and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: Postmenopausal women should be monitored for serum Calcium levels for reducing risk of thyroid dysfunction.
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Chetana K Patwa, Nitesh I Jindani, Syeda Afroz
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