Binge Alcohol Treatment Increases Vertebral Bone Loss Following Ovariectomy: Compensation by Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone

Abstract

Bone loss following OVX can be significantly increased by concurrent binge alcohol treatment. The effects of alcohol and OVX are compensated by concurrent intermittent treatment with PTH. These results suggest that postmenopausal women who abuse alcohol may place their skeleton at additional risk for osteoporotic fracture.