Relationship between adolescent amenorrhea and climacteric osteoporosis.

Objectives: The relationship between climacteric osteoporosis and disturbances in menstrual cycle during adolescence was examined.

Methods: Seven hundred and seventy-one questionnaires were shared out among women visiting the outpatient department for climacteric complaints for the first time between 2001 and 2004. Questions revealed the age, age at menarche and menopause, the regularity or irregularity of menstrual cycle during adolescence and adult ages.