Case Report: Teriparatide treatment in a case of severe pregnancy -and lactation- associated osteoporosis

Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou, George Trovas, Ioannis P. Stathopoulos, Nikolaos A. Papaioannou

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OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) is an uncommon disease. The majority of cases are seen in the third trimester or early post-partum in primagravid women and the prominent clinical feature of PLO is severe and prolonged back pain and height loss. The prevalence and aetiology of this disorder …