hi there Anon,
According to my research,the partnership between thyroid disease and osteoporosis is really a debatable one. While it's accepted that significant periods of hyperthyroidism have an effect on bone mineral density and can raise the risk of osteoporosis, there is tremendous controversy over whether long-term use of levothyroxine (i.e., Synthroid, Levoxyl) at suppressive or non-suppressive levels increases the risk of osteoporosis. Searching from the medical journal literature shows there's no contract as to the effect of thyroid hormone treatment on osteoporosis risk.
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hi there Anon,
December 20, 2010 - 1:11amAccording to my research,the partnership between thyroid disease and osteoporosis is really a debatable one. While it's accepted that significant periods of hyperthyroidism have an effect on bone mineral density and can raise the risk of osteoporosis, there is tremendous controversy over whether long-term use of levothyroxine (i.e., Synthroid, Levoxyl) at suppressive or non-suppressive levels increases the risk of osteoporosis. Searching from the medical journal literature shows there's no contract as to the effect of thyroid hormone treatment on osteoporosis risk.
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