Loss of estrogen a risk factor for disc degeneration and lower back pain

Available evidence strongly supports the involvement of estrogen deficiency in disc degeneration, as well as the benefits of hormone therapy (HT) on the total lumbar disc height in postmenopausal women. ..DEVAMI

• Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170614091801.htm

• Chao Lou, Hongliang Chen, Liangwei Mei, Weiyang Yu, Kejun Zhu, Feijun Liu, Zhenzhong Chen, Guangheng Xiang, Minjiang Chen, Qiaoyou Weng, Dengwei He. Association between menopause and lumbar disc degeneration. Menopause, 2017; 1 DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000902​