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We studied the effects of physical activity and two types of estrogen treatment in a prospective study in 78 healthy postmenopausal women. A control group and two treatment groups receiving estradiol valerate and medroxyprogesterone acetate in 1- or 3-month cycles were monitored for 1 year. Half of each group took part in an exercise program. Lumbar and femoral bone mineral density increased in both of the estrogen-treatment groups. Physical exercise with estrogen treatment did not result in further increases in bone mineral densities.
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Heikkinen, J., Kurttila-Matero, E., Kyllönen, E. et al. Moderate exercise does not enhance the positive effect of estrogen on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Calcif Tissue Int 49 (Suppl 1), S83–S84 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555100
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555100