1Professor, Upgraded, Dept. of Physiology, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad
2Senior Resident, Upgraded, Dept. of Physiology, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad
Online published on 2 August, 2016.
The study was carried out to assess serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels in premenstrual and postmenopausal women.
40 well nourished postmenopausal women between the age group 40 -65 years were selected as study group and 40 well nourished premenopausal women between the age group 40–55 years were selected as control group. The study was carried out at Osmania General Hospital. The women selected for the study were healthy and had no previous history of Hypertension,diabetes,carcinomas or any other disease.
Serum Calcium was measured using (0 - CRESOLPHTHALEIN COMPLEXONE METHOD)
Parathyroid Hormone(PTH) levels were measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
Statistical analysis was done using unpaired t test. Serum calcium levels were significantly lower in postmenopausal women than in pre-menopausal women, while Parathyroid hormone levels were significantly higher in postmenopausal women.
Postmenopausal women are calcium deficient and have increased bone turnover as indicated by Parathyroid hormone levels.
Serum calcium, PTH
