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Adding Oral Estrogen on Post menopause woman

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Oct 15, 2023 | Replies (59)
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@larak

I'm confused. Excess parathyroid hormone leeches calcium from bones. Does Forteo block parathyroid hormone?

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teb | @teb | Oct 14, 2023

yes, high parathyroid hormone levels cause bone loss. Forteo is a very small dose of PTH once a day and they found that this actually stimulates bone growth.

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