Bone Abstracts

Objectives: We investigated bone mineral density (BMD) in women as this is related to a history of previous pregnancies and miscarriage and according to age.Materials and methods: We performed retrospective study on 1043 women who had their BMD in a university hospital. We analyzed the BMD and the previous obstetric history according to age and the clinical characteristics.Results: The mean age of the study subjects was 56.7±5...

Background and objectives: Vitamin D deficiency causes calcium-depleted bone, which further weakens the bones and increases the risk of fractures. Also, It is known as related to obstetrics problem like gestational diabetes, infections, preeclampsia and incidence of caesarean section as well as glucose metabolism, immune system, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.Recently, the relationship between preterm birth and vitamin D deficiency becomes the main i...