Review Article
Pituitary Disorders and Osteoporosis
Table 2
The influence of pituitary disorders on bone turnover, bone density and fracture risk.
| Disorder | Bone turnover | Bone mineral density | Fracture risk |
| Acromegaly | Increase | Increase/decrease | Increase | Hyperprolactinemia | Increase | Decrease | Increase | Cushing’s Disease | Decrease | Decrease | Increase | Hypogonadism | Increase | Decrease | Increase | Hypopituitarism | Decrease | Decrease/normal | Increase | GHD | Decrease | Decrease | Increase |
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GHD-growth hormone deficiency.
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