1992년 1월 1일부터 1994년 2월 28일까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 산부인과외래를 방문한 160명의 환자중 전자궁적출술 및 양측 난소제거술을 시행한 58명, 전자궁적출술만 시행한 18명, 자연적 폐경기 여성 84명을 대상으로 척추 및 대퇴골 경부, 전자 및 Ward씨 삼각부의 골밀도를 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 폐경기 증상이 있는 여성과 폐경기 증상이 없는 여성의 골밀도를 비교했을때, 증상이 없는 여성이 증상이 있는 여성에서 보다 골밀도가 높았으며 대퇴골 경부 및 전자의 골밀도 측정치는 통계적 유의성이 있었으나(p

Postmenopausal women suffer from hip fractures caused by osteoporosis that is primarily a consequence of the low estrogen levels of menopause. Bone density and the rate of bone loss may predict the occurrence of osteoporosisrelated symptoms in menopausal women. And surgically induced menopause is followed by a reduction of bone density throughout the body, so increase the risk of osteoporotic fractures. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between natural and surgically induced menopausal women with mean bone mineral densities. After exclusion of women with spinal and other abnormalities, this study included 160 subjects: 84 who underwent natural menopause, 58 bilaterally salpingoophorectomized, and 18 hysterectomized without bilateral oophorectomy in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yeungnam University Hospital from January 1992 to Febrary 1994. Lumbar spine and femoral bone densities were measured by using dual evergy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA). The mean bone mineral densities of the surgically induced menopausal women were significantly lower than those of natural menopausal women(p