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MeSH Heading: Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Tree Number(s): C05.116.198.579.610; C18.452.104.579.610
Unique ID: D015663
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015663
Annotation: in females; don't forget also check tags HUMANS + FEMALE; corresponding age-related osteoporosis in men goes under OSTEOPOROSIS
Scope Note: Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.
Entry Term(s): Bone Loss, Perimenopausal; Bone Loss, Postmenopausal; Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal; Perimenopausal Bone Loss; Postmenopausal Bone Loss; Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
NLM Classification #: WE 250
Previous Indexing: Menopause (1966-1989); Osteoporosis (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90; BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS were see OSTEOPOROSIS 1987-89
Online Note: use OSTEOPOROSIS to search BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS 1987-89
History Note: 90; BONE LOSS, PERIMENOPAUSAL; BONE LOSS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PERIMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS; & POSTMENOPAUSAL BONE LOSS were see OSTEOPOROSIS 1987-89
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2015/11/24

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0024020
Scope Note: Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.
Terms: Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Preferred Term
Term UI T046377
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal
Term UI T046378
Date03/22/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Term UI T046376
Date05/11/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Perimenopausal Bone Loss
Term UI T046373
Date02/03/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Bone Loss, Postmenopausal
Term UI T046374
Date02/03/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Postmenopausal Bone Loss
Term UI T046375
Date02/03/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Bone Loss, Perimenopausal
Term UI T046372
Date02/03/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990)

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025