Osteoporosis.
2012 Apr;10(1):12-19.
The Effect of Tibolone and Estradiol-based Hormone Therapy on Bone Mineral Density and Serum Lipid Profiles
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jyhsky@snu.ac.kr
- 3Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To investigate the differences between the effect of tibolone and estradiol (E2)-based hormone therapy (HT) on bone mineral density (BMD) and serum lipid profiles in postmenopausal Korean women.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted with 65 postmenopausal women receiving tibolone or E2-based hormone therapy in university hospital. BMD at lumbar spine (LS) and proximal femur was measured before and after 1 year of therapy and serum total cholesterol, triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) was determined by enzymatic methods.
RESULTS
BMD at LS increased after 1 year of tibolone (mean change: 3.0%) or E2-based HT (mean change: 1.6%), and the changes were significant (P=0.002 and 0.04, respectively). In E2 group, serum total cholesterol has decreased significantly after 1 year of therapy (P=0.02). Moreover, the change of HDL level was statistically significant in tibolone group compared to E2 group (P=0.01). The changes of levels of total cholesterol, TG and HDL has demonstrated negative relationship of BMD changes at femur neck and trochanter in tibolone group, whereas only the HDL changes were significantly related to the change of trochanter BMD in E2 group.
CONCLUSIONS
Both tibolone and E2-based hormone therapy increased BMD at lumbar spine. The changes of serum lipid levels may be associated with the BMD changes in both groups although the relationships were different according to the regimen.
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